Former UFC fighter and veteran kickboxer Pat Barry has agreed to fight at the debut event for Legacy FC’s new kickboxing division.

Legacy FC promoter Mick Maynard confirmed with MMAjunkie that Barry (16-6-1) has verbally agreed to fight Demoreo Dennis (9-3) at the early-2015 event.

According to Maynard, “Pat is still on the GLORY roster, but they were kind enough to let us have him on this card.”

As previously reported, Legacy Kickboxing 1 takes place Jan. 16 at Bayou Music Center in Houston. AXS TV, which also broadcasts Legacy FC’s MMA cards, will air the event.

Barry, who owns an 8-7 MMA record (and a 5-7 mark in the UFC), announced earlier this year that he was leaving MMA to focus on kickboxing, where his combat-sports career first began. He’s 1-1 since then and most recently suffered a knockout loss to Zack Mwekassa at GLORY 16 in May.

The Texas-based Legacy FC, which launched as an MMA promotion in 2009, plans to host three to four kickboxing events in 2015.

Also on the Jan. 16 card, 135-pounder Valentina Shevchenko, who has a 51-1 record in muay Thai and kickboxing, meets fellow kickboxing veteran Lindsay Haycraft (25-12). Additionally, MMA/kickboxing vet Cosmo Alexandre (42-15) meets Regian Eersel (26-2), and Michael Corley (18-11) takes on Marco Pique (60-38).

For more on Legacy’s upcoming schedule, stay tuned to the MMA Rumors section of the site.