Patricio Pitbull will fly to Europe on Sept. 6 to face off with highly-touted prospect Losene Keita in a featherweight contest on the UFC Paris card, MMA Fighting has confirmed following a report from Maitres Fumiers.
UFC Paris will take place at the Accor Arena in Paris and feature Nassourdine Imavov vs. Caio Borralho in the main event.
Keita (16-1) makes his first walk to the UFC after becoming a two-division champion in Czech-based promotion Oktagon, scoring three knockouts in his current five-fight winning streak at featherweight and lightweight.
Pitbull (37-8) is also a former two-division MMA champion, claiming the 145 and 155-pound belts in Bellator. The most accomplished champion in Bellator history recently beat Dan Ige via decision after a debut loss to Yair Rodriguez.
Aside from that match-up and the main event attraction, UFC Paris will include three other bouts between Brazilians and Europeans: Mauricio Ruffy vs. Benoit Saint Denis, Brendson Ribeiro vs. Oumar Sy, and Kaue Fernandes vs. Fares Ziam.