Stormin’ Norman Parke (22-4-1) will face Rustam Khabilov (17-3) at UFC Fight Night in London in February.
The news was first reported by Khabilov’s team on Instagram and we confirmed the news with sources close to the situation.
In his last bout Parke took his UFC record to 5-2-1 with a unanimous decision victory over Reza Madadi in Dublin in October.
Khabilov is 3-2 inside the octagon but coming off two losses, to Adriano Martins most recently in a split decision and former lightweight champion Benson Henderson.