Damir Hadzovic vs. Marcin Held added to UFC Fight Night 109 in Stockholm

A lightweight bout between Damir Hadzovic and Marcin Held is the latest addition to May’s UFC Fight Night 109 lineup.

UFC officials today announced the 155-pound showdown between Hadzovic (10-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) and Held (22-6 MMA, 0-2 UFC).

UFC Fight Night 109 takes place May 28 at Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden. The event streams on UFC Fight Pass.

Hadzovic, the only Bosnian fighter in UFC history, returns to competition after a more than 13-month layoff following his unsuccessful octagon debut in April 2016. “The Bosnian Bomber” stepped in on short notice at UFC Fight Night 86 and suffered a first-round knockout loss against Mairbek Taisumov.

The fight with Taisumov snapped a six-fight winning streak for Hadzovic but he will attempt to get back on track in his sophomore UFC appearance.

Held, meanwhile, will also go for his first UFC win after a pair of challenging outings to start his tenure with the organization. The former Bellator title challenger has lost back-to-back fights, albeit to longtime UFC veterans in Joe Lauzon at UFC Fight Night 103 in January and Diego Sanchez at UFC Fight Night 98 in November.

The loss to Lauzon was particularly close. The 25-year-old dropped a split decision, but afterward Lauzon openly admitted the results should have gone in Held’s favor. Nevertheless, the Polish submission specialist will get another shot at UFC success.

The latest UFC Fight Night 109 card now includes:

• Alexander Gustafsson vs. Glover Teixeira
• Chris Camozzi vs. Trevor Smith
• Christian Colombo vs. Damian Grabowski
• Jack Hermansson vs. Alex Nicholson
• Misha Cirkunov vs. Volkan Oezdemir
• Joaquim Silva vs. Mairbek Taisumov
• Damir Hadzovic vs. Marcin Held

For more on UFC Fight Night 109, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.