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Anthony Johnson vs. Mike Kyle will headline WSOF 5

Esther Lin, MMA Fighting

A light heavyweight contest between Anthony Johnson and Mike Kyle will serve as the main event for World Series of Fighting 5 at Revel Casino Hotel in Atlantic City, N.J. on Sept. 14, WSOF officials announced Monday.

Johnson, who has won two fights with the organization, defeated Andrei Arlovski in his heavyweight debut at WSOF 2 this past March. The former UFC fighter has won his past five fights overall.

Kyle will be making his debut for the World Series of Fighting. He is 2-2 with one no-contest in his past five fights.

The show will be televised on the NBC Sports Network at 9 p.m. ET.

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