Jordan Mein vs. Belal Muhammad headed to UFC 213 in Las Vegas

The UFC’s pay-per-view during “International Fight Week” in Las Vegas continues to build with the addition of a welterweight fight.

Jordan Mein (29-11 MMA, 3-3 UFC) is set to fight Belal Muhammad (11-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC) at UFC 213 in July. UFC officials announced the booking following a report by the Calgary Herald newspaper at CalgaryHerald.com.

UFC 213 takes place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas with the main card on pay-per-view following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass.

Jordan Mein

Mein is in need of a rebound after back-to-back losses for the first time in his pro career. The Canadian won three of his first four fights in the UFC, including a bonus-winning TKO of Mike Pyle at UFC Fight Night 49 in August 2014. But a half-year after a TKO loss to Thiago Alves at UFC 183, he stunned the MMA world by announcing his retirement.

A year later, though, the 27-year-old, who had been fighting professionally for nearly 10 years when he called it quits, said he was coming back. He fought Emil Meek at UFC 206 this past December in Toronto, nearly two years removed since the Alves loss, but dropped a decision.

Muhammad started his career a perfect 9-0, including a Titan FC welterweight title. He signed with the UFC and had instant financial success with a “Fight of the Night” performance with Alan Jouban – though hd dropped a decision. He bounced back with a TKO of Augusto Montano in a fantastic comeback at UFC Fight Night 94 this past September for his first win in the promotion.

At UFC 205 at Madison Square Garden, on the biggest stage of his career, he was knocked out by Vicente Luque just 79 seconds into their fight on the prelims. But at UFC 208 in February, he once again managed to find a bounce-back with a decision over Randy Brown. Now he’ll go after consecutive wins in the UFC for the first time in his career.

With the addition, the latest UFC 213 lineup now includes:

• Champ Amanda Nunes vs. Valentina Shevchenko – for women’s bantamweight title
• Yoel Romero vs. Robert Whittaker – for interim middleweight title
• Donald Cerrone vs. Robbie Lawler
• Alistair Overeem vs. Fabricio Werdum
• Jim Miller vs. Anthony Pettis
• Curtis Blaydes vs. Daniel Omielanczuk
• Gerald Meerschaert vs. Thiago “Marreta” Santos
• Travis Browne vs. Aleksei Oliynyk
• Jordan Mein vs. Belal Muhammad

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