Brian Ebersole meets Ricky Story at UFC 167 in Las Vegas

A pair of welterweights looking to get back in the win column will meet on the UFC’s 20th anniversary show in November.

Brian Ebersole (50-15-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) and Rick Story (15-7 MMA, 8-5 UFC) will meet at UFC 167. UFC officials announced the 170-pound fight booking overnight.

UFC 167 takes place Nov. 16 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, and the main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FOX Sports 1 and Facebook. Ebersole vs. Story is likely to be part of the preliminary card.

Ebersole will return to action after what will be 16 months on the sideline. Ebersole in 2011 finally made it to the UFC after more than 60 career fights, and he started 4-0 with wins over Chris Lytle, Dennis Hallman, Claude Patrick and T.J. Waldburger.

But at UFC 149 in July 2012, he dropped a split decision to James Head for his first lost in the UFC, snapping an 11-fight winning streak. He hasn’t fought since then.

After losing his UFC debut, Story went on a six-fight run that included decision wins over current top welterweight contender Johny Hendricks and former title challenger Thiago Alves. But it’s been tough sledding since then. Story has wins over Brock Jardine and Quinn Mulhern, the latter of which came at UFC 158 in March.

But he has four losses, as well, to some of the best in the welterweight division – Mike Pyle took a split decision from him at UFC 160 in May, Demian Maia submitted him at UFC 153, Martin Kampmann outpointed him at UFC 139 and Charlie Brenneman beat him in June 2011 to set off his current stretch of four losses in six fights.

With the addition, the latest UFC 167 card now includes:

• Georges St-Pierre vs. Johny Hendricks – for welterweight title
• Rashad Evans vs. Chael Sonnen
• Frank Mir vs. Alistair Overeem
• Robbie Lawler vs. Rory MacDonald
• Josh Koscheck vs. Tyron Woodley
• Donald Cerrone vs. Evan Dunham
• Brian Ebersole vs. Rick Story

For more on UFC 167, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of the site.

(Pictured: Brian Ebersole)