Diego Sanchez meets Myles Jury at March’s UFC 171 in Dallas

Myles Jury will get what is likely to be his toughest test yet when he returns to the cage in March looking to stay unbeaten.

Jury (13-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) has signed to fight onetime lightweight title challenger Diego Sanchez (24-6 MMA, 13-6 UFC) at UFC 171. UFC officials announced the fight booking on Thursday.

UFC 171 takes place March 15 at American Airlines Center in Dallas. The main card, featuring a light heavyweight title fight between champion Jon Jones and Glover Teixeira, airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FOX Sports 1 and MMAjunkie.

Jury, a product of Season 15 of “The Ultimate Fighter,” is unbeaten, including 4-0 officially in the UFC, not counting his fights in the “TUF” house. In September, Jury won a hard-fought split decision against Mike Ricci at UFC 165 in Toronto to stay perfect. That victory came after a knockout of Ramsey Nijem in April.

Sanchez, a seven-time “Fight of the Night” winner, has picked up that bonus four times in his past five fights. Included in there was his “Fight of the Year” candidate bloodbath of a slugfest against Gilbert Melendez at UFC 166 in October. That was Sanchez’s second fight after returning to lightweight following a run at welterweight.

With the addition of the new bout, the UFC 171 card now includes:

• Champ Jon Jones vs. Glover Teixeira – for light heavyweight title
• Hector Lombard vs. Jake Shields
• Myles Jury vs. Diego Sanchez
• Ovince St. Preux vs. Thiago Silva
• Bubba McDaniel vs. Tor Troeng
• Alex Garcia vs. Sean Spencer

For the latest on UFC 171, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of the site.

(Pictured: Diego Sanchez)