Claudio Henrique da Silva vs. Neil Magny added to UFC Fight Night 43 in New Zealand

A welterweight matchup between Claudio Henrique da Silva (10-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) and Neil Magny (10-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC) has been added to next month’s UFC Fight Night 43 event.

UFC officials today announced the new matchup.

Featuring a middleweight headliner of Nate Marquardt vs. James Te Huna, “UFC Fight Night 43: Te Huna vs. Marquardt” takes place June 28 at Vector Arena in Auckland, New Zealand.

The entire event streams in the U.S. on UFC Fight Pass, though a bout order has not yet been revealed.

Brazilian da Silva made his UFC debut as a middleweight, scoring a decision win over Brad Scott this past March. He now moves down to 170 pounds for this matchup, where he’ll look to keep a 10-fight winning streak.

Meanwhile, Magny wastes little time booking his next appearance after earning a decision win over Tim Means at this past weekend’s UFC Fight Night 40 event. With a two-fight winning streak to his name, Magny will now have just seven weeks between fights.

With the addition to the card, UFC Fight Night 43 now includes:

• Nate Marquardt vs. James Te Huna
• Hatsu Hioki vs. Charles Oliveira
• Soa Palelei vs. Jared Rosholt
• Claudio Henrique da Silva vs. Neil Magny
• Vik Grujic vs. Chris Indich
• Robert Whittaker vs. Mike Rhodes
• Sean O’Connell vs. Gian Villante
• Jon Delos Reyes vs. Richie Vaculik

For more on “UFC Fight Night 43: Te Huna vs. Marquardt”, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of the site.

(Pictured: Neil Magny)