Igor Pokrajac vs. Ed Herman slated for UFC 209 in Sin City

The lineup for March’s UFC 209 event continues to take shape.

Officials today announced a light-heavyweight bout between Igor Pokrajac (28-13 MMA, 4-8 UFC) and Ed Herman (23-12 MMA, 10-8 UFC).

UFC 209 takes place March 4 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass, though the bout order hasn’t been finalized.

Pokrajac, a 38-year-old Croatian fighter, is currently in his second UFC stint. His first lasted more than five years and ended with a four-fight losing skid – one that also included a no-contest that was an overturned loss. He went 3-0 with three stoppages in outside promotions before returning to the UFC with a unanimous-decision loss to Jan Blachowicz in April 2016. Pokrajac is now winless in his past six UFC fights overall.

He meets Herman, who’s alternated wins over his past seven bouts. The 36-year-old American, who first joined the UFC in 2006 after a runner-up finish on “The Ultimate Fighter 3,” moved from middleweight to light heavyweight in early 2016 and promptly scored a TKO “Performance of the Nigh” win over Tim Boetsch. However, in his most recent bout, he suffered a head-kick knockout loss to Nikita Krylov.

The latest UFC 209 card includes:

• Champ Tyron Woodley vs. Stephen Thompson – for welterweight title
• Mark Hunt vs. Alistair Overeem
• Mirsad Bektic vs. Darren Elkins
• Todd Duffee vs. Mark Godbeer
• David Teymur vs. Lando Vannata
• Paul Craig vs. Tyson Pedro
• Ed Herman vs. Igor Pokrajac

For more on UFC 209, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.