A heavyweight fight between former champions Andrei Arlovski and Josh Barnett will headline UFC Fight Fight 93 on Sept. 3 in Hamburg, Germany. UFC officials announced the matchup Monday morning

Arlovski (25-12) will be looking to get back into the win column after suffering a second round knockout to current number one contender Alistair Overeem earlier this month. This mark his second straight stoppage loss after previously be knocked out by reigning champ Stipe Miocic at UFC 195 in January.

This setback snapped the Belarusian’s six fight streak, which included knockouts over Travis Browne and Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva. His win over Browne had widely appeared on the shortlist for the 2015 Fight of the Year.

Barnett (34-8) will also be looking to right the shipa fter seeing being submitted by Ben Rothwell at UFC on FOX 18 in January. This marked the first submission loss to Barnet”s career. Prior to this loss, “The Warmaster” earned a dominant decision over Roy Nelson at UFC Fight Night 75 in September.

This marked his first appearance inside the Octagon since suffering first round knockout loss to Travis Browne in November 2013.

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