The UFC confirmed today the Headline bout between Georges St. Pierre and Jon Fitch, For UFC 87 which takes place Aug. 9 at the Target Center in Minneapolis to replace Brock Lesnar vs. Mark Coleman, Coleman reportedly suffered a knee injury, and a new opponent for Lesnar will be named shortly.
St. Pierre, who reclaimed his title and avenged a previous loss to Matt Serra back in April at UFC 83, will now meet the division's top contender.
"He's a very, very tough guy," St. Pierre told UFC.com's Thomas Gerbasi. "I'm going to have to train hard and be very well prepared because he may be my toughest fight yet."
Fitch, a former Purdue University wrestler, defeated Chris Wilson in March for his eighth-straight victory in the UFC. No one has matched that streak since UFC hall-of-famer Royce Gracie won eight straight fights from UFC 1 to UFC 3.
After the victory, UFC president Dana White confirmed that Fitch would be next in line for a title shot.
UFC 87 also features a pivotal lightweight bout between contender Kenny Florian and Roger Huerta.
