Clay Guida vs. Brian Ortega added to June's UFC 199 in Los Angeles

Brian Ortega

A featherweight matchup between longtime veteran Clay Guida and fast-rising up-and-comer Brian Ortega has been added to June’s UFC 199 event.

UFC officials confirmed the new matchup following an initial report on Wednesday’s new edition of FOX Sports 1’s “UFC Tonight.”

Featuring a pair of championship fights, UFC 199 takes place at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif. The evening’s official bout order has yet to be set, but the UFC 199 main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FOX Sports 1 and UFC Fight Pass.

Guida (32-16 MMA, 12-10 UFC) returns to action for the first time since a disappointing 39-second loss to Thiago Tavares this past November in Brazil. “The Carpenter” has struggled to build a consistent rhythm in recent appearances, alternating wins and losses in six consecutive outings in the featherweight division.

Meanwhile, the undefeated “T-City” Ortega (10-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) owns back-to-back UFC wins over Diego Brandao and Tavares. He could own an official 3-0 mark in the UFC, but a debut win over Mike de la Torre was overturned when Ortega tested positive for drostanolone.

With the addition to the card, the UFC 199 lineup now includes:

• Champ Luke Rockhold vs. Chris Weidman – for middleweight title
• Champ Dominick Cruz vs. Urijah Faber – for bantamweight title
• Bobby Green vs. Dustin Poirier
• Evan Dunham vs. Leonardo Santos
• Kevin Casey vs. Elvis Mutapcic
• Luiz Henrique da Silva vs. Jonathan Wilson
• “Maestro” Dong Hyun Kim vs. Polo Reyes
• Tom Breese vs. Sean Strickland
• Mehdi Baghdad vs. John Makdessi
• B.J. Penn vs. Dennis Siver
• Clay Guida vs. Brian Ortega

For more on UFC 199, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.