UPDATE: Will Brooks has taken to Twitter to confirm his next bout is indeed against Nik Lentz. You can see the tweet below:
Since my opponent has made it public I may as well do the same. I've agreed to fight Nik Lentz Oct. 7th at #ufc 216. One fight at a time.
— Will Brooks (@ILLxWillBrooks) July 24, 2017
It looks like Nik Lentz and Will Brooks are set to clash this fall.
Lentz recently took to Twitter to reveal that he has verbally agreed to a bout with the former Bellator lightweight champion:
“I verbally agreed to fight Will Brooks, Oct 7 in Vegas. Just waiting on the contract! #UFC216 #UFC @UFC”
Adding fuel to the fire, Brooks revealed that training camp is underway.
Camp starts tomorrow. One fight at a time. #Believe #tbtt pic.twitter.com/CWAjZVzm75
— Will Brooks (@ILLxWillBrooks) July 24, 2017
In his last outing, Lentz suffered a unanimous decision loss to Islam Makhachev back in February at UFC 208. Meanwhile, Brooks has lost two fights in a row and is 1-2 under the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) banner.
Stick with MMANews.com for more details on this potential match-up.