UFC has announced a light heavyweight tilt at “UFC 135: Jones vs. Rampage,” as Ricardo Romero will take on James Te Huna. Both fighters are 1-1 under the Zuffa umbrella.
Romero, a New Jersey native who has mainly competed in Ring of Combat in Atlantic City, was successful in his July 2010 UFC debut with a win over Seth Petruzelli, however, he was defeated by Kyle Kingsbury at UFC 126 in 21 seconds.
Te Huna defeated Igor Pokrajac in his UFC 110 debut via TKO but was submitted by Alexander Gustafsson at the end of the opening round at UFC 127.
UFC 135 sees UFC Light Heavyweight champion Jon “Bones” Jones defending his belt for the first time against former champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson. Also scheduled for the card is a match between Matt Hughes and Diego Sanchez in the welterweight division.
