Derek Brunson vs. Antonio Braga Neto joins UFC Fight Night 31 lineup

A middleweight bout between Derek Brunson (10-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) and Antonio Braga Neto (9-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) is the latest addition to November’s “UFC Fight Night 31: UFC Fight for the Troops 3? event.

UFC officials today announced the bout.

UFC Fight Night 31 takes place Nov. 6 at Kentucky’s Fort Campbell. The bulk of the card is expected to air on FOX Sports 1 following prelims on Facebook. It’s not known where Brunson vs. Neto will be placed on the lineup.

Brunson finally gets a chance to build off his UFC-debut win over Chris Leben at UFC 155 in December. The victory followed the first two losses of the Strikeforce vet’s pro MMA career. Brunson subsequently had been booked for a pair of fights. However, Ronny Markes was injured in a car accident, which forced the cancellation of their UFC on FUEL TV 10 bout, and an injury forced Brunson out of a UFC 164 meeting with Yoel Romero this past month.

Neto also looks to build off a UFC-debut win, which came via submission over Anthony Smith at UFC on FUEL TV 10. It marked the Brazilian’s fourth straight victory, which also included a fight at heavyweight and a subsequent drop all the way down to middleweight.

The latest UFC Fight Night 31 card now includes:

• Tim Kennedy vs. Lyoto Machida
• Rustam Khabilov vs. Jorge Masvidal
• Seth Baczynski vs. Neil Magny
• Ronny Markes vs. Yoel Romero
• Chris Camozzi vs. Lorenz Larkin
• Francisco Rivera vs. George Roop
• Michael Chiesa vs. Colton Smith
• Dennis Bermudez vs. Nik Lentz
• Liz Carmouche vs. Alexis Davis
• Bobby Green vs. James Krause
• Amanda Nunes vs. Germaine de Randamie
• Yves Edwards vs. Yancy Medeiros
• Derek Brunson vs. Antonio Braga Neto

For more on “UFC Fight Night 31: UFC Fight for the Troops 3,” check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.

(Pictured: Derek Brunson)