Chase Hooper has a fight booked.
The UFC fan-favorite lightweight has been added to the lineup of the last numbered event of the year. Hooper (17-5-1 MMA, 9-5 UFC) is set to take on Chris Padilla in a three-round bout. UFC 335 takes place on Dec. 12 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Two people with knowledge of the matchup recently informed MMA Junkie of the booking but asked to remain anonymous as the promotion has yet to make an official announcement. Connected MMA first reported the bout.
Hooper is coming off a submission win over Mitch Ramirez in July. The victory, which he missed weight for, snapped a two-fight losing streak. It was also Hooper's fifth submission win.
Padilla (18-6-1 MMA, 5-0-1 is on a nine-fight unbeaten streak, which includes
five wins and one draw under the UFC. Padilla choked out Nasrat Haqparast unconscious in his most recent bout in August.
Below is the updated lineup for UFC 335:
- Champion Charles Oliveira vs. Diego Lopes – for "BMF" title
- Sergei Pavlovich vs. Alex Pereira
- Charles Johnson vs. Brandon Moreno
- Steve Garcia vs. Yair Rodriguez
- Quentin Pasley vs. Junior Tafa
- Chase Hooper vs. Chris Padilla
- Ronald Humphrey vs. Nikolay Veretennikov
- Roque Conceicao vs. Nilson Rojas
- Shanelle Dyer vs. Angela Hill
- Jacqueline Cavalcanti vs. Michelle Montague
- Damian Pinas vs. Baisangur Susurkaev
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC 335 continues to fill with lightweight addition
