Friday afternoon, up-and-coming welterweight John Hathaway announced he will meet Pascal Krauss at “UFC 138: Leben vs. Munoz” on November 5th.
Hathaway holds an impressive 15-1 record and was last seen in March taking a controversial split decision win over Kris McCray. The Brit’s sole professional blemish came against Mike Pyle at UFC 120.
Krauss owns a perfect 10-0 resume, with seven of his victories coming by way of submission. He posted a unanimous decision win over Mark Scanlon in his Octagon debut at UFC 122.
For North Americans, UFC 138 will be made available via same-day tape-delay on Spike TV (Rogers Sportsnet in Canada). A middleweight affair between Chris Leben and Mark Munoz will headline the card.
The LG Arena in Birmingham will host the UFC’s long-awaited return to England.
Here are the athletes scheduled to appear in the show:
Mark Scanlon vs. James Head
Michihiro Omigawa vs. Jason Young
Brad Pickett vs. Renan Barao
Terry Etim vs. Edward Faaloloto
John Hathaway vs. Pascal Krauss
Anthony Njokuani vs. Paul Taylor
Thiago Alves vs. Papy Abedi
Mark Munoz vs. Chris Leben