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British lightweight Marc Diakiese will make his long awaited UFC debut on October 8 when he faces Reza Madadi at UFC 204.

Diakiese, 23, has an unbeaten record of 9-0 and is considered one of the UK’s brightest prospects with a resume full of highlight reel knockouts.

The man from South Yorkshire was last in action back in May at BAMMA 25: Night Of Champions, when he faced his long-time rival Kane Mousah who up until that point also had an unbeaten record.

While many were expecting it to be a hard-fought battle between the two, Diakiese finished the fight in devastating fashion after just 36-seconds of the first round with the first punch that he threw.

The knockout sent the Birmingham crowd that evening into a frenzy and shortly after the UFC came knocking to sign him up to a multi-fight deal.

He will be making debut in Manchester, England against the Swedish veteran Reza Madadi (14-4) who was last seen at UFC Rotterdam when he defeated Yan Cabral by TKO in the third round.

(Image: James Edwards)

It had been widely speculated that had Madadi lost that fight he would've retired but after scoring his first TKO in over seven years, the Swede decided to continue and will now face the debuting Diakiese in Manchester next month.

UFC 204 will take place at the Manchester Arena on October 8 and will be headlined by British middleweight champion Michael Bisping defending his belt against his longtime rival Dan Henderson.

(Image: Sean Hansford/Manchester Evening News)

Tickets for the event for the event go on general sale on Ticketmaster tomorrow.

UFC 204 Fight Card

Michael Bisping vs. Dan Henderson

Vitor Belfort vs. Gegard Mousasi

Jimi Manuwa vs. Ovince St. Preux

Stefan Struve vs. Ruslan Magomedov

Leon Edwards vs Albert Tumenov

Leonardo Santos vs. Adriano Martins

Brad Pickett vs. Iuri Alcântara

Davey Grant vs. Damian Stasiak

Ian Entwistle vs. Rob Font

Marc Diakiese vs. Reza Madadi