Noke-Camozzi Slated for UFC 127

Kyle Noke will return to the UFC cage in his homeland as he takes on fellow “TUF 11” veteran Chris Camozzi at UFC 127 on Feb. 27 at the Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia.

Noke announced the matchup on Monday over Facebook. Neither the matchup nor the event have been officially announced by the UFC.

A winner of four straight fights, Noke cut his UFC teeth on the 11th season of “The Ultimate Fighter.” Noke was eliminated by Kris McCray in the quarterfinals. After his time on the show, Noke made his official UFC debut in at the “TUF 11” finale, knocking out Josh Bryant in the second round. The 30-year-old then submitted Rob Kimmons at UFC 122 in Germany earlier this month. Noke holds 13 of his 18 career victories by knockout or submission and has only been knocked out once, by hard-punching Scott Smith at an EliteXC event in 2008.

Although Camozzi won his fight to enter the “TUF 11” house, he suffered a broken jaw which prevented him from competing again while on the show. At the season finale, he bested James Hammortree, earning a unanimous decision and his first official victory inside the Octagon. Camozzi was again successful in his sophomore effort with the organization, edging out a split decision over Korean Dong Yi Yang at UFC 121 in October.

The event is expected to feature a welterweight duel between top talents B.J. Penn and Jon Fitch as well as a lightweight scrap pitting Aussie George Sotiropoulos against German striker Dennis Siver. Additionally, Michael Bisping will settle his score with Jorge Rivera in a middleweight showdown, and Carlos Condit will take on Chris Lytle in a pivotal welterweight clash.