Curtis Blaydes vs. Daniel Omielanczuk heavyweight bout teed up for UFC 213 in Las Vegas

The UFC’s annual blockbuster pay-per-view tied to “International Fight Week” in Las Vegas is starting to build and now has a heavyweight bout ticketed for the lineup.

Curtis Blayes (6-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) is set to take on Daniel Omielanczuk (19-7-1 MMA, 4-4 UFC) at UFC 213. Although not yet announced by the promotion, Blaydes posted the booking on his Instagram account following a report from MMADNA in the Netherlands.

UFC 213 takes place July 8 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The main card will air on pay-per-view following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass.

Blaydes will fight for the first time since having a win in Houston overturned to a no-contest following a positive drug test for marijuana. Blaydes dominated Adam Milstead at UFC Fight Night 104 in February, then further damaged Milstead’s knee with a slam in the second round, leading to an injury TKO. But after the fight, he tested positive (along with two other fighters from the card) and got a 90-day suspension and $1,000 fine.

Prior to that outing, Blaydes, from Chicago, made his promotional debut against Francis Ngannou in April 2016, but lost by TKO after a doctor stopped the fight after the second round. This past October, he got his first UFC victory when he took out Cody East with elbows for a bonus-winning TKO at UFC Fight Night 96.

Daniel Omielanczuk

Omielanczuk needs to get back on track after his second two-fight skid in the UFC. After three straight wins over Chris De La Rocha, Jarjis Danho and Oleksiy Oliynyk, the 34-year-old Polish fighter was submitted by Stefan Struve this past October in England in what was the first time he had been finished in his career. A month ago in London, he dropped a split decision to Timothy Johnson at UFC Fight Night 107.

With the addition, the UFC 213 card now includes:

• Champ Cody Garbrandt vs. T.J. Dillashaw – for bantamweight title
• Donald Cerrone vs. Robbie Lawler
• Curtis Blaydes vs. Daniel Omielanczuk

For more on UFC 213, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.