Brandon Folsom

Special to the Detroit Free Press

An 11th fight has been added to UFC 218 coming Dec. 2 to Little Caesars Arena.

UFC officials told the Free Press on Thursday that No. 11 lightweight Al Iaquinta will take on Paul Felder as part of the undercard.

Iaquinta (13–3–1) is coming off a first-round knockout win vs. Diego Sanchez (1:38) in April. He has won his five most recent UFC fights and has a 9-2 record in UFC-sanctioned fight. The 30-year-old Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu fighter originates from Garden City, New York.

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Felder, known as The Irish Dragon, enters with a 14-3 record, including a recent knockout win in the first round against Stevie Ray (3:57) in July. The 33-year-old Philadelphia native is 6-3 in UFC fights.

Five main card fights have already been announced, including Max Holloway and Frankie Edgar vying for the 145-pound title.

The other main card events are Henry Cejudo vs. Sergio Pettis, Alistair Overeem vs. Francis Ngannou and Eddie Alvarez vs. Justin Gaethje.

The undercard events include Felice Herrig vs. Cortney Casey, Sabah Homasi vs. Abdul Razak Alhassan, David Teymur vs. Drakkar Klose and Yancy Medeiros vs. Alex Oliveira.

UFC 218 is the first MMA event for the LCA, but it's not the first time a UFC fight has originated from the area. The Motor City hosted UFC 9 on May 17, 1996, at Cobo Arena, while the Palace of Auburn Hills hosted UFC 123 on Nov. 20, 2010.

