Uriah Hall vs. Thiago Santos, Andy Enz vs. Marcelo Guimaraes added to UFC Fight Night 44 in San Antonio

A middleweight matchup has been added to this summer’s UFC 175 event as Uriah Hall (8-4 MMA, 1-2 UFC) meets Thiago “Marreta” Santos (9-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC).

UFC officials today announced the new pairing.

Featuring a middleweight title fight between current champ Chris Weidman and challenger Lyoto Machida, UFC 175 is set for July 5 at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. The evening’s main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FOX Sports 1 and UFC Fight Pass.

Hall returns to action after a much-needed victory over Chris Leben at UFC 168. The 29-year-old, who was favored to win “The Ultimate Fighter 17? but ultimately fell short against Kelvin Gastelum, had suffered back-to-back UFC defeats to Gastelum and John Howard.

Santos looks to build on the strength of a massive upset win over the heavily favored Ronny Markes at March’s UFC Fight Night 38 event in Brazil. Following a 47-second submission loss to Cezar Ferreira in his UFC debut, Santos bounced back with a 53-second TKO win over Markes.

For more on UFC 175, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of the site.

(Pictured: Uriah Hall)

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Story updated on 4/1/13 at 12 p.m. ET to reflect the fight’s place on the UFC 175 lineup, not the UFC Fight Night in San Antonio card as was originally reported.