Felder confirmed the matchup to Sherdog.com on Saturday evening. The UFC Fight Night event is expected to be headlined by a bantamweight scrap pitting Thomas Almeida against Cody Garbrandt. The bill will also included a featherweight tilt between Renan Barao and Jeremy Stephens.
Felder halted a two-bout skid at UFC Fight Night in Boston, where he submitted Daron Cruickshank with a rear-naked choke 3:56 into round three on Jan. 17. With the win, “The Irish Dragon” improved to 3-2 inside the Octagon.
After back-to-back losses against Dong Hyun Kim and Patrick Cote, Burkman made a successful move to 155 pounds at UFC Fight Night “Hendricks vs. Thompson,” as he captured a unanimous decision triumph over K.J. Noons in Las Vegas on Feb. 6.