A pair of UFC lightweights will look to rebound when they square off in May.

Kurt Holobaugh (21-9 MMA, 2-6 UFC) takes on Jordan Leavitt (11-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC) in a three-round bout May 31 at UFC on ESPN 68 from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

Two people with knowledge of the matchup informed MMA Junkie of the booking but asked to remain anonymous as the promotion has yet to make an official announcement.

Holobaugh, who punched his ticket back to the UFC by winning Season 31 of "The Ultimate Fighter" in 2023, has split his past four appearances. After picking up a unanimous decision win over Kaynan Kruschewsky at UFC on ESPN 60 last July, Holobaugh lost a decision to Alexander Hernandez at UFC Fight Night 254 in March.

Leavitt, 29, has lost two of his past three. He was able to rebound from his submission loss to Paddy Pimblett in July 2022 by earning a Performance of the Night TKO of Victor Martinez at UFC Fight Night 220 but was submitted by Chase Hooper in his most recent outing in November 2023.

With the addition, the UFC on ESPN 68 lineup includes:

• Erin Blanchfield vs. Maycee Barber
• Mateusz Gamrot vs. Ludovit Klein
• Dustin Jacoby vs. Bruno Lopes
• Jafel Filho vs. Allan Nascimento
• Dusko Todorovic vs. Zach Reese
• Alice Ardelean vs. Rayanne Dos Santos
• Macy Chiasson vs. Ketlen Vieira
• Ramiz Brahimaj vs. Oban Elliott
• Billy Ray Goff vs. Seok Hyun Ko
• Andreas Gustafsson vs. Jeremiah Wells
• Kurt Holobaugh vs. Jordan Leavitt

This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC on ESPN 68: Kurt Holobaugh vs. Jordan Leavitt joins lineup

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