Israel Adesanya will defend his middleweight title against Sean Strickland at UFC 293 in Sydney, Australia on 10 September.
Adesanya, 34, last fought in April beating long term rival Alex Pareira, to regain the belt he had lost five months earlier.
The Nigerian-born New Zealander was set to fight Dricus du Plessis next but the South African is injured.
American Strickland, 32, will be competing in his first UFC title fight.
He stepped up a division on short notice to beat Nassourdine Imavov in January before knocking out Abusupiyan Magomedov in July.
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