The Las Vegas-based promotion confirmed the pairing through a report from The Province on Wednesday. UFC on Fox 25 takes place at Nassau Coliseum in Long Island, N.Y., on July 22 and is headlined by a middleweight tilt between Chris Weidman and Kelvin Gastelum.
Kennedy has scored decision victories over Rony Mariano Bezerra and Alessandro Ricci in his first two Octagon appearances. The 24-year-old Canadian owns a 10-0 professional mark and has finished five of those triumphs by knockout, technical knockout or submission.
Bochniak, meanwhile, rebounded from a loss to Charles Rosa in his promotional debut to take a split verdict over Enrique Barzola at UFC on Fox 21 last August. The Gloucester, Mass., native began his career with six consecutive wins under the CES MMA banner.