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A middleweight bout is the latest addition to the lineup for the UFC’s return to the state of New York in May.

After having his fight against Tom Breese canceled on the day of the bout earlier this month in London, Ian Heinisch (12-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) will return at UFC on ESPN+ 9 against Antonio Carlos Junior (10-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC). The UFC announced the new booking today.

UFC on ESPN+ 9 takes place May 18 at Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, N.Y. The entire card streams on ESPN+.

Junior has won five straight fights, but will be fighting for the first time in more than a year. In April 2018, he stopped Tim Boetsch with a rear-naked choke at UFC on FOX 29 for his fifth straight win. But later that year, Derek Brunson pulled out of a planned bout with him in August, and he had to cancel two fights against Elias Theodorou due to injuries of his own.

Heinisch has won four straight bouts. After back-to-back wins in LFA, including one for that promotion’s vacant middleweight title, Heinisch got a shot at the UFC on Dana White’s Contender Series. A TKO win over Justin Sumter gave him his third straight win, and at UFC Fight Night 140 this past November he made his promotional debut with a decision win over Cezar Ferreira.

With the addition, the UFC on ESPN+ 9 lineup now includes:

Rafael dos Anjos vs. Kevin Lee

Sijara Eubanks vs. Aspen Ladd

Ian Heinisch vs. Antonio Carlos Junior

Megan Anderson vs. Felicia Spencer

Zak Cummings vs. Trevin Giles

Grant Dawson vs. Mike Trizano

Patrick Cummins vs. Ed Herman

For more on UFC on ESPN+ 9, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.