UFC Signs British Heavyweight Philip De Fries to Face Oli Thompson at UFC 138

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Recent UFC signing, and undefeated Brit, Philip De Fries will be facing Oli Thompson at UFC 138 on November 5th in Birmingham, England at UFC 138. De Fries has finished all of his opponents via submission; six of which occurred in the first round.

UFC 138 features a middleweight main event between Mark Munoz and Chris Leben and will air via same-day tape delay on Spike in the US.

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