Mike Perry says he's fighting Thiago Alves at UFC Fight Night 116 in September

Coming off the destruction of one MMA veteran, Mike Perry will have a chance to take out another.

Perry (10-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) tweeted today that he’s been booked to face former welterweight title contender Thiago Alves (22-11 MMA, 14-8 UFC) at UFC Fight Night 116, which takes place Sept. 16 at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. The card airs on FS1 following early prelims on UFC Fight Pass, though the bout order hasn’t been finalized.

In his previous bout, Perry scored a huge knockout of Jake Ellenberger with a devastating elbow at UFC Fight Night 108 to earn a “Performance of the Night” bonus in April. The victory was a resounding answer to the first loss of his career, which came last December at UFC on FOX 22.

Alves, meanwhile, will also enter riding some momentum after winning a unanimous decision over Patrick Cote at UFC 210 in April. Since his 2009 title fight loss to Georges St-Pierre at UFC 100, the 33-year-old Alves has managed just a 5-5 record.

The latest UFC Fight Night 116 card now includes:

• David Branch vs. Luke Rockhold
• Sergio Moraes vs. Kamaru Usman
• Uriah Hall vs. Krzysztof Jotko
• Hector Lombard vs. Anthony Smith
• Thiago Alves vs. Mike Perry
• Justin Ledet vs. Dmitriy Sosnovskiy
• Gilbert Burns vs. Jason Saggo
• Anthony Hamilton vs. Daniel Spitz

For more on UFC Fight Night 116, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.