The UFC is planning a fight between flyweights Sergio Pettis and Jussier Formiga for Oct. 6, sources confirmed to MMA Fighting following a report by ESPN.
UFC 229 is set to take place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Pettis recently defeated former title contender Joseph Benavidez via decision in June, which is his biggest win in his career thus far.
Formiga is coming off two straight submission wins over Ben Nguyen and Ulka Sasaki. We’ll update you on when the fight is made official.