A featherweight division attraction has been added to UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik as Alex Caceres faces Giga Chikadze.
BJPenn.com first reported the bout, who?s spot on the card isn?t known at this time.
Caceres (16-12-0-1NC) enters the contest riding a two fight winning streak, defeating the duo of Steven Peterson and Chase Hooper. Caceres hasn?t suffered a defeat in over a year, with that last loss coming to Kron Gracie at UFC Fight Night Phoenix. Caceres has picked up sixteen wins as a professional MMA fighter and half of them came by wayy of decision.
Chikadze (10-2-0) is undefeated thus far under the UUFC banner, having defeated Brandon Davis, Jamall Emmers and Irwin Rivera. Chikadze also competed on Dana White?s Tuesday Night Contender Series Episode 10, suffering a third round submission loss to Austin Springer. Chikadze has picked up ten wins as a professional MMA fighter and six of them came by way of KO/TKO.
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleinik is set for Saturday, August 8 from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada with Derrick Lewis and Aleksei Oleinik headlining. Fightful is providing live coverage of the event, which airs live on ESPN.