Matt Mitrione returns to work

Matt Mitrione Returns From Suspension to Face Brendan Schaub at UFC on Fox 8

 by John Haigh @JohnBjayHaigh

On Wednesday several bouts were added to UFC on Fox 8, in one Matt Mitrione returns from suspension to fight another former NFL player in Brendan Schaub.

After an impressive 19 second KO of Phil De Fries in his last fight, Mitrione quickly landed himself in trouble with UFC officials over comments he made about the transgender fighter Fallon Fox on Ariel Helwani's The MMA Hour. He was suspended for breach of contract and was hit with a heavy fine. However just two weeks after the incident Mitrione is back from suspension and booked to fight.

The two fighters both made there way to the octagon by the way of TUF 10: The Heavyweights, as part of Team Evans they never fought on the show but that changes on July 27th in Seattle.

Both fighters won there last fight after back to back losses in the cage and both will be keen to turn it in to back to back wins come fight night.