Promotion officials recently confirmed the pairing. UFC 231 takes place at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto on Dec. 8. A headliner for the card has not been announced by the UFC, though a featherweight title tilt between Max Holloway and Brian Ortega is rumored to be one of the main attractions.
Laprise, 32, recently saw a three-fight winning streak come to an end when he suffered a first-round knockout loss to Vicente Luque at UFC Fight Night 129 on May 19. “The Ultimate Fighter: Nations” winner is 6-3 during his promotional tenure and 13-3 as a professional overall.
A finalist on “TUF 19” and “TUF 25,” Lima enters the contest on a three-fight skid, including back-to-back defeats to Yushin Okami and Jesse Taylor in the Octagon. The 29-year-old Brazilian is just 1-5 over the course of two separate UFC stints.