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A rumored welterweight bout between former top UFC welterweight contender Jon Fitch and Paulo Thiago has been signed for UFC 100. The news comes from Tatame.

The fight could take place on the televised main card of UFC 100, which is set for July 11 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.

Fitch could very well be fighting to avenge his American Kickboxing Academy team. His teammate, Josh Koscheck, suffered a shocking TKO loss to the UFC newcomer Thiago last month at UFC 95: Sanchez vs Stevenson.

Thiago entered the UFC with a stellar 10-0 record, but the Brazilian had little name recognition with mainstream fans. However, he made a splash in his octagon debut with a first-round TKO stoppage (though Koscheck protested the referee's decision to halt the fight).

Thiago will now go for his 12th consecutive victory when he meets Fitch, who recently rebounded from a title loss to Georges St Pierre with a unanimous-decision win over Akihiro Gono at UFC 94: St Pierre vs Penn 2. Fitch, who launched his UFC career with a record eight-straight wins, is now 16-1 in his past 17 fights.

In addition to Fitch vs Thiago, UFC 100 features a title-unification bout between heavyweight champ Brock Lesnar and interim champ Frank Mir, and Georges St Pierre defends his welterweight title against top contender Thiago Alves.

Additionally, as MMAjunkie.com recently reported, Yoshihiro Akiyama is expected to make his highly anticipated UFC debut against veteran middleweight Alan Belcher, and "The Ultimate Fighter 9" coaches Michael Bisping and Dan Henderson are slotted to fight at the show.

Source: mmajunkie.com