Henry Briones vs. unbeaten Cody Garbrandt on tap for UFC 189 in Las Vegas

Cody Garbrandt

The UFC’s July card in Las Vegas continues to grow with the addition of a new bantamweight bout.

Henry Briones (16-4-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) will meet Cody Garbrandt (6-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) at UFC 189. UFC officials announced the new booking today.

UFC 189 takes place July 11 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FOX Sports 1 and UFC Fight Pass.

Briones, from Mexico, came to the UFC from Legacy FC and he had a successful debut in front of his home country at UFC 180 in Mexico City this past November. There, he submitted Guido Cannetti with a second-round rear-naked choke, making him 7-0-1 since his most recent oss in June 2011. Overall, 14 of his 16 career wins have come by stoppage with eight knockouts and six submissions.

Garbrandt, an Ohioan who most recently has been training with Team Alpha Male in California, won his UFC debut earlier this year at UFC 182 in Las Vegas when he stopped Marcus Brimage with a TKO with 10 seconds left in the fight. Prior to that, he was a perfect 5-0 on the regional circuit with five knockouts – four coming in the first round.

With the addition, UFC 189 now includes:

• Champ Jose Aldo vs. Conor McGregor – for featherweight title
• Champ Robbie Lawler vs. Rory MacDonald – for welterweight title
• Dennis Bermudez vs. Jeremy Stephens
• John Hathaway vs. Gunnar Nelson
• Brandon Thatch vs. John Howard
• Alex Garcia vs. Mike Swick
• Matt Brown vs. Nate Diaz
• Henry Briones vs. Cody Garbrandt

For more on UFC 189, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.