The Ultimate Fighter 27 featherweight champion Brad Katona is set to begin his UFC career in earnest.
On Friday, the UFC announced that Katona will drop back down to 135 pounds to fight Matthew Lopez at UFC 231 on Dec. 8 at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto.
See the updated UFC 231 card below (bout order to be determined:
Valentina Shevchenko vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk
Chad Laprise vs. Dhiego Lima
Hakeem Dawodu vs. Kyle Bochniak
Devin Clark vs. Aleksandar Rakic
Claudia Gadelha vs. Nina Ansaroff
Olivier Aubin-Mercier vs. Gilbert Burns
Brad Katona vs. Matthew Lopez