Diego Sanchez is moving up to take on Matt Brown in the welterweight division on the card hopefully being headlined by Anthony Pettis vs. Dustin Poirier on November 11 in Norfolk, Virginia.
Brown (20-16) is riding a 3-fight losing streak and has one win in his last six fights. His most recent match was a loss to former lightweight Donald Cerrone via head kick KO.
Sanchez (29-10) has alternated wins and losses going 3-3 in his last six, most recently losing by KO to Al Iaquinta. Although Sanchez has been fighting at lightweight for the last few years, he fought at welterweight for much of his career.
Both fighters have participated in some of the most popular matches in UFC history, including Brown vs. Erick Silva and Sanchez vs. Gilbert Melendez. Brown commented through Twitter, prior to the fight announcement, that his match with Sanchez will be "a barn burner for sure".
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