The lineup for the UFC’s return to New Zealand in June continues to grow with the addition of a welterweight bout.

Japan’s Kiichi Kunimoto (18-6-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) is set to return after a lengthy absence to take on Brazil’s Warlley Alves (10-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC) at UFC Fight Night 110 in June. UFC officials recently announced the new booking.

UFC Fight Night 110 takes place June 10 at Vector Arena in Auckland, New Zealand. The event airs on FS1 following early prelims on UFC Fight Pass, though the bout order hasn’t been finalized.

Alves is in need of a rebound after back-to-back losses. He started his career a perfect 10-0, including a submission victory over Marcio Alexandre Jr. to win the middleweight tournament on Season 3 of “The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil.” He followed that up with a decision win over Alan Jouban, plus submissions of Nordine Taleb and Colby Covington in 2015.

But 2016 was a down year. He suffered his first pro loss with a unanimous decision setback to Bryan Barberena at UFC 198. And in November at UFC Fight Night 100, he was outpointed by Kamaru Usman for his second straight defeat. Both those fights came in Brazil.

Kunimoto hasn’t fought since a submission loss to Neil Magny in February 2015. That setback snapped a seven-fight winning streak for the veteran, including wins in his first three bouts in the UFC. After a win by disqualification over Luiz Dutra in his promotional debut, he picked up a bonus-winning submission of Daniel Sarafian at UFC 174 in June 2014. Then he took a split call from Richard Walsh in September 2014 before his loss to Magny, which was the first time he had been finished in more than six years.

With the addition, the latest UFC Fight Night 110 card now includes:

Mark Hunt vs. Derrick Lewis

Derek Brunson vs. Daniel Kelly

Joseph Benavidez vs. Ben Nguyen

Ashkan Mokhtarian vs. John Moraga

Dan Hooker vs. Ross Pearson

Damien Brown vs. Vinc Pichel

Mizuto Hirota vs. Alex Volkanovski

Warlley Alves vs. Kiichi Kunimoto

For more on UFC Fight Night 110, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.