Colby Covington will fight a UFC newcomer during the UFC’s August pay-per-view event.

Covington (9-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) is slated to meet fellow welterweight and promotional newcomer Max Griffin (12-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC) at UFC 202, officials recently announced.

UFC 202 takes place Aug. 20 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The main card airs on pay-per-following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass, though the bout order hasn’t been finalized.

Covington vs. Griffin will likely be part of the prelims.

Covington, a two-time Pac-10 champion and NCAA Division I All-American wrestler, won his first three UFC fights, including one over vet Mike Pyle, before a submission defeat to Warlley Alves. However, the 28-year-old rebounded in his most recent bout and earned a submission victory over late replacement Jonathan Meunier in June.

He now meets Griffin, a TPF and WFC vet who’s earned eight stoppages in 12 career wins. The 30-year-old most recently knocked out former UFC fighter David Mitchell via 43-second knockout in January. Back in 2014, Griffin appeared on “The Ultimate Fighter 16” but lost to Matt Secor in the elimination round and wasn’t on the official cast.

The latest UFC 202 lineup includes:

Featherweight champ Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz – non-title welterweight bout

Anthony Johnson vs. Glover Teixeira

Donald Cerrone vs. Rick Story

Tim Means vs. Sean Strickland

Cody Garbrandt vs. Takeya Mizugaki

Raquel Pennington vs. Elizabeth Phillips

Sultan Aliev vs. Hyun Gyu Lim

Alberto Uda vs. Marvin Vettori

Lorenz Larkin vs. Neil Magny

Chris Avila vs. Artem Lobov

Ning Guangyou vs. Marlon Vera

Colby Covington vs. Max Griffin

For more on UFC 202, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.