Carlos Condit vs. Matt Brown added to UFC on FOX 9 in Sacramento

Former UFC interim welterweight champion Carlos Condit (29-7 MMA, 6-3 UFC) has gotten his wish: a fight with fellow contender Matt Brown (18-11 MMA, 11-5 UFC).

UFC officials today annnounced the bout, which takes place at UFC on FOX 9.

UFC on FOX 9 takes place Dec. 14 at Sleep Train Arena in Sacramento, Calif. The main card airs on FOX following prelims on FOX Sports 1 and Facebook. Condit vs. Brown is likely to be part of the main card.

Condit recently told MMAjunkie.com Radio he’d like to fight the surging Brown.

“He’s been on a tear, and it’d be really exciting for the fans,” Condit said.

Condit is ranked No. 3 and Brown is No. 9 in the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie.com MMA welterweight rankings.

After losing a title-unification bout to champ Georges St-Pierre this past November at UFC 154, Condit then suffered a decision loss to top contender Johny Hendricks. But the former WEC champ, who won the UFC interim title with a victory over Nick Diaz, recently rebounded with a TKO victory over Martin Kampmann in UFC Fight Night 27's headliner.

Brown, once a middle-of-the-road welterweight, has reeled off six straight UFC wins and stopped five of his opponents via knockout. Brown’s past two appearances have also won him bonuses for “Fight of the Night” and “Knockout of the Night.”

Brown was briefly linked to a bout with Tarec Saffiedine, but the final Strikeforce welterweight champion is still recovering from an injury.

The latest UFC on FOX 9 card now includes:

• Champ Anthony Pettis vs. Josh Thomson – for UFC lightweight title
• Urijah Faber vs. Michael McDonald
• Matt Brown vs. Carlos Condit
• Nik Lentz vs. Chad Mendes
• Mac Danzig vs. Joe Lauzon
• Scott Jorgensen vs. Ian McCall

For more on UFC on FOX 9, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of the site.

(Pictured: Matt Brown)