Cody East, who earned his 12th victory in front of UFC president Dana White recently, has been signed to meet Walt Harris at UFC 197, the promotion confirmed.
East (12-1) was filmed for the reality series “Lookin’ for a Fight” featuring White and Matt Serra. The bout will headline the UFC Fight Pass portion of the April 23 card from Las Vegas.
East dominated Kevin Ashland, scoring a 40-second finish with White in attendance. He has stopped 11 of his 12 career wins, while Harris (7-4) sports a record of 0-3 with the UFC.
The card features an interim light heavyweight title match between Jon Jones and Ovince Saint Preux, along with Demetrious Johnson defending his flyweight belt vs. Henry Cejudo.
