Justin Ewards-Brandon Thatch booked for UFC on FOX Sports 1 2 in Indianapolis

Recent UFC signee Brandon Thatch will make his highly anticipated debut for the promotion in August.

Thatch (9-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) has been booked for a welterweight bout against Justin Edwards (8-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC) for his UFC debut at UFC on FOX Sports 1 2. UFC officials announced the matchup Wednesday night.

UFC on FOX Sports 1 2 takes place Aug. 28 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The event’s main card airs on FOX Sports 1.

UFC on FOX Sports 1 2 is headlined by a welterweight rematch between Carlos Condit and Martin Kampmann. The co-main event is a lightweight fight between Donald Cerrone and Rafael dos Anjos.

Thatch signed with the UFC a month ago and now has his first assignment. The Colorado-based fighter has won eight straight fights, all by first-round stoppage. His lone loss came under the Strikeforce banner in a 2008 split-decision loss to Brandon Magana at the Playboy Mansion in California. Six of his nine stoppage wins have come by knockout or TKO.

He’ll meet Edwards, a “TUF 13? veteran who is coming off arguably the biggest win of his MMA career, a first-round submission of Josh Neer at UFC on FX 5 this past October in Minneapolis that lasted just 45 seconds. That got Edwards back in the win column after a decision loss to John Maguire in November 2011. Prior to that, he had a win over Jorge Lopez at UFC Fight Night 25 in New Orleans that erased a loss to Clay Harvison in his promotional debut at the TUF 13 Finale.

With the addition, the latest UFC on FOX Sports 1 2 card includes:

• Carlos Condit vs. Martin Kampmann
• Donald Cerrone vs. Rafael dos Anjos
• James Head vs. Bobby Voelker
• Sarah Kaufman vs. Sara McMann
• Kelvin Gastelum vs. Paulo Thiago
• Robert McDaniel vs. Brad Tavares
• Court McGee vs. Robert Whittaker
• Justin Edwards vs. Brandon Thatch

For more on UFC on FOX Sports 1 2, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of the site.

(Pictured: Justin Edwards)