Nordine Taleb, Sean Strickland Welterweight Duel Announced for UFC Fight Night 138

Just added to #UFCMoncton: @TNT83MMA throws down with @SStricklandMMA! pic.twitter.com/S5YZwOO9tn

— UFC Canada (@UFC_CA) August 10, 2018

Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweights Nordine Taleb and Sean Strickland are set to square off at UFC Fight Night 138 at Moncton Events Centre in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, on Oct. 27, the promotion announced on Saturday.

Taleb (14-5) will look to rebound from an upset submission loss to Claudio Silva in May. Before that, the French-Canadian knocked out Danny Roberts in less than a minute into the first round, while Strickland (19-3) lost his first fight ever by knockout after Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos landed a brutal spinning back kick in the first round at UFC 224. Strickland’s only other losses are to top welterweights Kamaru Usman and Santiago Ponzinibbio.

Volkan Oezdemir faces surging light heavyweight Anthony Smith in the night’s main event, while Misha Cirkunov takes on Patrick Cummins on the main card.