The UFC’s first five-round non-title fight between middleweight contenders Chris Leben and Mark Munoz will headline the UFC’s return to England with UFC 138 on November 5 at the 16,000-seat LG Arena in Birmingham.
The card which will be aired in the United States on Spike and in Canada on Rogers Sportsnet will also feature a Batamweight bout between Brad Pickett and Renan Barao.
Official UFC 138 announcement:
"Two of the middleweight division's heaviest hitters will go to war in the UFC's first ever non-title 5 round main event as the 'Filipino Wrecking Machine' Mark Munoz takes on Chris 'The Crippler' Leben at UFC 138 November 5th in Birmingham, England," said UFC President Dana White of the historic matchup.
Leben (26-7) scored a 27-second KO of Wanderlei Silva earlier this month at UFC 132 to rebound from a January loss to Brian Stann with his fourth win in five fights.
Munoz (11-2) topped Demian Maia at UFC 131 in June for his third-straight win following victories over Aaron Simpson and C.B. Dollaway.
With the event set to be UFC 138 instead of a UFC Fight Night, a November 19 event in San Jose is now expected to be UFC 139
