Days removed from his victory over Dooho Choi in the main event of UFC Fight Night 124, Jeremy Stephens will move directly into another headline bout.
Stephens will face Josh Emmett in the main event at UFC on FOX 28. The bout was first reported by the Orlando Sentinel.
The event takes place February 28 from the Amway Center in Orlando. Emmett was rumored for a main event with Brian Ortega at one point on the card.
Stephens (27-14) scored his 14th career UFC win when he stopped Choi. The fight marks his 28th appearance all-time with the promotion and his fourth main event.
Emmett (13-1) has reeled off four wins among his five appearances inside the Octagon, including a December knockout of former title contender Ricardo Lamas.
At one point, the card was to feature David Branch vs. Yoel, but officials pulled Romero for an interim middleweight title fight with Luke Rockhold.
Below is the current fight card:
Jeremy Stephens vs. Josh Emmett
Ilir Latifi vs. Ovince Saint Preux
Olivier Aubin-Mercier vs. Gilbert Burns
Alan Jouban vs. Ben Saunders
Jessica Andrade vs. Tecia Torres
Max Griffin vs. Mike Perry
Renan Barao vs. Brian Kelleher
Sam Alvey vs. Marcin Prachnio
Sara McMann vs. Marion Reneau
Gadzhimurad Antigulov vs. Aleksandar Rakic
Russell Doane vs. Rani Yahya
David Branch vs. TBA