Lance Benoist, of Team Vaghi is pitted to fight Matt Riddle in his octagon debut at UFC Fight Night 25: Battle of the Bayou.
Riddle — a TUF alumn of Season 7 — is 5-2 with all of his professional bouts coming inside the octagon. A purple belt under Cameron Diffley, Riddle trains at Throwdown Training Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Riddle last fought Sean Pierson in December when he lost what many deemed “Fight of the Night” (the award and $100k bonus went to Koschek/St. Pierre) at UFC 124. The fight went to the judges and was unanimously awarded to the 5-2 Pierson.
Lance is 5-0 as a professional and this will be his first fight with the UFC. All five wins have come via stoppage with 4 submissions and one TKO. None of his 5 professional fights have left the first round.
The fight is scheduled for September 17 and will air on SpikeTV.
