James Krause vs. Bobby Green booked for UFC Fight Night 31's 'Troops' event

A lightweight bout between James Krause (20-4 MMA, 1-0 UFC) and Bobby Green (20-5 MMA, 1-0 UFC) has been added to “UFC Fight Night 31: UFC Fight for the Troops 3.”

UFC officials confirmed the bout with foxsports.com.

UFC Fight Night 31 takes place Nov. 6 at Kentucky’s Fort Campbell. The bulk of the card is expected to air on FOX Sports 1 following prelims on Facebook. It’s not clear where Krause vs. Green will be placed on the lineup.

Krause fights for the first time since an immensely successful UFC debut. In June the WEC and RFA vet submitted Sam Stout at UFC 161, which earned him $100,000 in “Submission of the Night” and “Knockout of the Night” bonuses. It marked the Missouri-based Grindhouse MMA fighter’s eighth consecutive victory overall.

Green also recently had a successful UFC debut. At UFC 156 he submitted Jacob Volkmann and earned a “Submission of the Night” bonus. The former Strikeforce fighter has won five consecutive bouts and is 9-2 over the past four years. The only losses came to Gesias Cavalcante and Tim Means.

The latest UFC Fight Night 31 lineup includes:

• Tim Kennedy vs. Lyoto Machida
• Rustam Khabilov vs. Jorge Masvidal
• Seth Baczynski vs. Neil Magny
• Ronny Markes vs. Yoel Romero
• Chris Camozzi vs. Lorenz Larkin
• Francisco Rivera vs. George Roop
• Michael Chiesa vs. Colton Smith
• Dennis Bermudez vs. Nik Lentz
• Liz Carmouche vs. Alexis Davis
• Bobby Green vs. James Krause

For more on “UFC Fight Night 31: UFC Fight for the Troops 3,” check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.

(Pictured: James Krause)