Nordine Taleb to fight Sean Strickland at UFC Moncton

UFC Moncton is adding more Canadian content.

Officials announced Friday that Quebec-based fighter Nordine Taleb will fight Sean Strickland in a welterweight contest on the Oct. 27 event at the Moncton Events Centre in Moncton, New Brunswick.

This matchup pits two UFC veterans against one another, as both have compiled 6-3 records in nine Octagon appearances each. Taleb (14-5) is coming off of a first-round submission loss toClaudio Silva at UFC Liverpool, while Strickland (19-3) suffered a first-round knockout loss toElizeu Zaleski dos Santos at UFC 224 in his most recent fight.

UFC Fight Night 138, the promotion’s first-ever event in New Brunswick, will be headlined by a light heavyweight bout between Volkan Oezdemir and Anthony Smith.

See the updated card below:

Volkan Oezdemir vs. Anthony Smith

Sarah Moras vs. Talita Bernardo

Arjan Bhullar vs. Marcelo Golm

Gian Villante vs. Ed Herman

Misha Cirkunov vs. Patrick Cummins

Gavin Tucker vs. Andre Soukhamthath

Thibault Gouti vs. Nasrat Haqparast

Nordine Taleb vs. Sean Strickland