The UFC recently beefed up its heavyweight division with the signing of Adam Milstead (7-1).

Sources close to the situation confirmed to MMAFighting.com that Milstead penned a four-fight deal with the promotion.

Fighting out of Pittsburgh, the 28-year-old Milstead has won seven straight, all via finish (five knockouts, two submissions). He has finished his last three opponents with strikes in just over four minutes of combined fight time.

A lifelong athlete in wrestling, football, and baseball, Milstead played football collegiately at Geneva College in Beaver Falls, Penn., just a short trek from Pittsburgh. Once in the Steel City, Milstead received his introduction to mixed martial arts at World Class MMA under the tutelage Dan Roppo.

Currently, Milstead trains at Mark Cherico's Martial Arts & Fitness Academy (formerly Fight Club Pittsburgh), a previous home to fighters such as current UFC bantamweight Cody Garbrandt and the now-retired Mark Cherico (9-1), himself a longtime standout on the regional Pittsburgh MMA circuit.

UFC heavyweight contender Stipe Miocic also enlists Milstead's help during training camps at Independence, Ohio's Strong Style Fight Team.

While Milstead does not have an opponent or date set for his UFC debut, sources confirmed he will not be fighting at the UFC Fight Night 82 card in Pittsburgh as many might expect. Instead, he is anticipating a spring 2016 debut inside the UFC Octagon.