A lightweight bout between John Makdessi (11-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC) and Renne Forte (8-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC) is the latest addition to September’s UFC 165 event.

UFC officials today announced the matchup.

Featuring a pair of championship matchups, UFC 165 takes place Sept. 21 at Toronto’s Air Canada Centre. The main card airs on pay-per-view following preliminary-card bouts on FX and Facebook.

Makdessi vs. Forte likely will be part of the prelims.

Makdessi looks to continue his recent success and post a third consecutive wins. After a 9-0 start to his career that included his UFC wins over Pat Audinwood and Kyle Watson, he suffered back-to-back losses to Dennis Hallman and Anthony Njokuani. However, he then rebounded for recent victories over Sam Stout and Daron Cruickshank, both via decision, and now looks for his third straight win in his home country.

Forte, meanwhile, is 1-1 in the UFC since his appearance on “The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil” in 2012. In his first post-show appearance, the Brazilian suffered a submission loss to Sergio Moraes. However, after a drop to lightweight, he scored a decision victory over vet Terry Etim in his following appearance at UFC 158 earlier this year.

The latest UFC 165 lineup now includes:

Champ Jon Jones vs. Alexander Gustafsson – for light-heavyweight title Champ Renan Barao vs. Eddie Wineland – for interim bantamweight title Pat Healy vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov Myles Jury vs. Mike Ricci Matt Mitrione vs. Brendan Schaub Ivan Menjivar vs. Norifumi Yamamoto Renee Forte vs. John Makdessi Nandor Guelmino vs. Daniel Omielanczuk Chris Clements vs. Stephen Thompson Mark Bocek vs. Michel Prazeres Mitch Gagnon vs. Dustin Kimura

For the latest on UFC 165, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of the site.

(Pictured: John Makdessi)