Francis Ngannou meets ex-champ Junior Dos Santos at UFC 215 in Edmonton

A heavyweight bout between Francis Ngannou and former champion Junior Dos Santos is the latest addition to September’s UFC 215 lineup.

UFC officials today announced the bout between Ngannou (10-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC) and Dos Santos (18-5 MMA, 12-4 UFC) following an initial report from the Edmonton Journal.

UFC 215 takes place Sept. 9 at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass, though the bout order hasn’t been finalized.

Ngannou is riding a divisional best five-fight UFC winning streak. He’s finished all of his octagon victories inside the distance, with his most recent performance a 92-second TKO of another former UFC champion, Andrei Arlovski, at UFC on FOX 23 in January.

Although Ngannou was pushing for a fight against either Cain Velasquez or Alistair Overeem, he gets another prominent name in Dos Santos.

Despite coming off a first-round knockout loss to Stipe Miocic in a heavyweight title fight at UFC 211 in May, Dos Santos was eager to make a quick turnaround to action. He had a 13-month layoff prior to the encounter with Miocic and wanted to engage in a more active schedule in the fallout.

The former champ makes a dangerous play by fighting a rising star, but “Cigano” has never lost back-to-back fights and surely won’t want to start at UFC 215.

Also added to the card was a light heavyweight bout between Ilir Latifi (12-5 MMA, 5-3 UFC) and Tyson Pedro (6-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC).

The latest UFC 215 lineup includes:

• Francis Ngannou vs. Junior Dos Santos
• Ilir Latifi vs. Tyson Pedro
• Henry Cejudo vs. Wilson Reis
• Rick Glenn vs. Gavin Tucker
• Ashlee Evans-Smith vs. Sarah Moras
• Arjan Bhullar vs. Luis Henrique

For more on UFC 215, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.