UFC 119 will mark Sherk’s return to the Octagon following a 16-month absence. The former UFC lightweight champion withdrew from a scheduled bout against Jim Miller at UFC 108 last January, after sustaining a forehead cut that required multiple stitches.
Prior to that, the 36-year-old Minnesotan was forced to pull out of a bout against Gleison Tibau at UFC 104 last October when he suffered a “Grade II AC separation” in his right shoulder while rolling with a training partner.
UFC 119 is tentatively slated to include a heavyweight bout between Joey Beltran and “Ultimate Fighter 10” veteran Matt Mitrione, and a lightweight bout between Jeremy Stephens and Melvin Guillard.
The promotion has not yet announced a headlining bout for UFC 119.