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Jordan Mein will be back in the octagon this summer.

The Lethbridge native has been the most high-profile Albertan fighter in recent years, and his next fight will be against Belal Muhammad (11-2-0) on July 8 at UFC 213.

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Muhammad’s stock is high after beating Randy Brown in February at UFC 208, and the 28-year-old Chicago native has hit .500 so far in his UFC career, going 2-2 over four fights.

Mein, meanwhile, is coming off a tough loss at UFC 206 last December in Toronto to Emil Meek.

To his credit, Mein was returning to the octagon after nearly 24 months away from fighting, and was still competitive against a prospect who has been turning heads since making his UFC debut.

At only 27 years old, the Albertan has already piled up a 29-11-0 record and has fought the likes of current UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley, as well as perennial top-15 guys like Matt Brown and Thiago Alves.

With a slot on the card at UFC 213, Mein and Muhammad will be fighting under one of the brightest slots the UFC’s annual calendar can offer.

The pay-per-view card comes on the Saturday night of International Fight Week in Las Vegas at the T-Mobile Arena, and will be headlined this year by a women’s bantamweight title fight between Amanda Nunes and Valentina Schevchenko.

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