Illinois native Mike Santiago takes on Dan Ige at UFC 225 in Chicago

Mike Santiago will have a chance to turn things around in front of a home crowd.

Santiago, who was born and raised in Illinois, has been booked to face Dan Ige at UFC 225 in Chicago. The event takes place June 9 from United Center and airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass.

Pairing Santiago (20-11 MMA, 0-2 UFC) and Ige (8-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) together means two Dana White Contender Series alums going at it inside the octagon.

Santiago earned his UFC contract with a knockout win on DWCS 7 last August but has struggled since then. His first two UFC bouts have ended in losses by submission and unanimous decision, respectively.

Ige was a winner by submission at on DWCS 3 last July and made his UFC debut in January, losing by unanimous decision to fellow DWCS alum Julio Arce at UFC 220.

The latest UFC 225 card includes:

• Champ Robert Whittaker vs. Yoel Romero – for middleweight title
• Carla Esparza vs. Claudia Gadelha
• Joseph Benavidez vs. Sergio Pettis
• Curtis Blaydes vs. Alistair Overeem
• Rashad Evans vs. Anthony Smith
• Rashad Coulter vs. Allen Crowder
• Andrei Arlovski vs. Tai Tuivasa
• Dan Ige vs. Mike Santiago
• CM Punk vs. TBA

For more on UFC 225, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.