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Kyle Bochniak set to face TUF winner Enrique Barzola at UFC on FOX 21

The Ultimate Fighter Latin America season two winner Enrique Barzola is scheduled face Kyle Bochniak in a featherweight bout at UFC on Fox 21. The news was announced by the promotion on Monday.

Barzola will be dropping from lightweight to the featherweight division for this fight. This will be Barzola's first fight in the UFC since winning the TUF tournament back at UFC Fight Night 78 on November. There, the 27-year-old Peruvian fighter outpointed Horacio Gutierrez, winning by unanimous decision. Barzola has 11 wins and two defeats as a professional fighter.

His opponent, Bochniak, made his UFC debut on short notice back in January at UFC Fight Night 81, losing a unanimous decision to Charles Rosa. Prior to that, Bochniak was 6-0 as a professional fighter.

UFC on FOX 21 takes place on Aug. 27 in Vancouver, British ColumbiaCanada. So far, this card features featherweight bout between Anthony Pettis and Charles Oliveira, Paige VanZant vs. Bec Rawlings, and Gareth McLellan vs. Alessio Di Chirico.

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