Surging bantamweights will face off in September.
Javid Basharat (12-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) meets Tony Gravely (23-7 MMA, 4-2 UFC) at a UFC Fight Night event on Sept. 17, which takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Two people with knowledge of the matchup recently informed MMA Junkie of the booking but asked to remain anonymous since the promotion has yet to make an official announcement.
Unbeaten in his pro MMA career, Basharat earned a UFC contract through Dana White’s Contender Series last October by submitting Oron Kahlon. He continued that momentum by picking up a unanimous decision win over Trevin Jones at UFC Fight Night 203 in March.
Meanwhile, Gravely has won four of his past five. The Contender Series graduate is coming off back-to-back wins over Saimon Oliveira and most recently a first-round knockout of Johnny Munoz at UFC Fight Night 207 in June.
With the addition, the UFC Fight Night lineup for Sept. 17 includes:
Cory Sandhagen vs. Song Yadong
Giga Chikadze vs. Sodiq Yusuff
Andre Fili vs. Lando Vannata
Sijara Eubanks vs. Maryna Moroz
Chidi Njokuani vs. Gregory Rodrigues
Tanner Boser vs. Rodrigo Nascimento
Trey Ogden vs. Daniel Zellhuber
Nikolas Motta vs. Cameron VanCamp
Louis Cosce vs. Trevin Giles
Damon Jackson vs. Pat Sabatini
Diana Belbita vs. Loma Lookboonmee
Melissa Gatto vs. Gillian Robertson
Marc-Andre Barriault vs. Anthony Hernandez
Alen Amedovski vs. Joe Pyfer
Javid Basharat vs. Tony Gravely