
Taylor was let go by the UFC after his Peruvian necktie submission loss to C.B. Dollaway at UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Irvin on July 19. Taylor has fought for Total Combat before, in June 2007, defeating Jorge Ortiz via TKO in the second round.
For Fickett, this will be his seventh different promotion in his last eight fights. He's been bouncing from promotion to promotion ever since leaving the UFC with a record of 4-2 inside the Octagon.