On Tuesday afternoon, UFC officials announced a welterweight matchup between the red-hot Kelvin Gastelum and the heavy-handed Tyron Woodley will serve as the co-main event of UFC 183 in January.

For Gastelum (10-0), winner of season 17 of The Ultimate Fighter, this is a fairly quick turnaround as he is coming off a first-round submission victory over Jake Ellenberger at UFC 180 just last weekend. This victory not only kept Gastelum’s perfect record intact but also extended his UFC win streak to five straight.  Prior to his win over Ellenberger, the Yuma, Arizona native earned back-to-back decision victories over Nico Musoke and MMA veteran Rick Story.  He will enter this bout with seven career stoppage victories.

His opponent, Woodley (14-3), an American Top Team product, was last seen earning a violent first-round knockout over Dong Hyun Kim at UFC Fight Night 48 in August. Prior to this win, ‘The Chosen One’ suffered a very lopsided decision loss to Rory MacDonald in the co-main event of UFC 174 in June, snapping his two-fight winning streak in the process. Woodley will enter this bout 10 career stoppage victories.

UFC 183 is currently scheduled to take place on January 31 in Las Vegas. A middleweight superfight between former champion Anderson Silva and fan favorite Nick Diaz will serve as the night’s main event.

Here is how the rest of the card is shaping up:

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