According to UFC.com, Tim Boetsch will make his middleweight debut against Kendall Grove at UFC 130 on May 28th. Boetsch went 3-3 as a light heavyweight in two separate runs with the UFC. Grove was the season three The Ultimate Fighter reality show tournament winner and is 2-3 in his last five fights.
Kendall “Da Spyder” Grove (12-8)
Loss Demian Maia – Decision (Unanimous) TUF 12 Finale
Win Goran Reljic – Decision (Split) UFC 116
Loss Mark Munoz – TKO (Punches) UFC 112
Tim “The Barbarian” Boetsch (12-4)
Loss Phil Davis – Submission (Kimura) UFC 123
Win Todd Brown – Decision (Unanimous) UFC 117
Win Reese Shaner – KO (Punches) NAFC
May 28th, live on Pay-per-view from Las Vegas, Nevada:
Main card:
Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard [LW title]
Rampage Jackson vs. Matt Hamill
Frank Mir vs. Roy Nelson
Stefan Struve vs. Travis Browne
Brian Stann vs. Jorge SantiagoPreliminary card:
Thiago Alves vs. Rick Story
Miguel Torres vs. Brad Pickett
Kendall Grove vs. Tim Boetsch
Demetrious Johnson vs. Renan Barao
Norifumi ‘Kid’ Yamamoto vs. Chris Cariaso