After signing a four-fight deal with the UFC earlier this year, British lightweight Paul Sass will make his UFC debut against Mark Holst on the preliminary card of “UFC 120: Bisping vs. Akiyama” on October 16 in London, TopMMANews reports.

Sass (10-0) has finished 9 of his 10 opponents by submission, most-recently scoring a first-round submission of Jason Young in March for his eighth opening round stoppage.

Holst (8-2) signed with the UFC after scoring a second-round submission of TUF 5′s Corey Hill in March, but the Canadian had his three-fight win streak snapped in his UFC debut with a unanimous decision loss to John Gunderson at The Ultimate Fighter 11 Finale in June.

The UFC 120 fight card is headlined by Michael Bisping vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama and also includes Dan Hardy vs. Carlos Condit and John Hathaway vs. Mike Pyle

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Pictured: Paul Sass