Stefan Struve vs. Jared Rosholt targeted for UFC 193 in Australia

Stefan Struve

A heavyweight bout between Stefan Struve (26-7 MMA, 10-5 UFC) and Jared Rosholt is in the works for November’s UFC 193 event in Australia.

A source close to the event today confirmed the planned bout with MMAjunkie. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the fight hasn’t been formally announced.

With welterweight champ Robbie Lawler vs. Carlos Condit headlining, UFC 193 takes place Sunday, Nov. 15, in Melbourne. Due to the time difference, the pay-per-view main card, which follows prelims on FOX Sports 1 and UFC Fight Pass, airs in North America on Saturday, Nov. 14.

The bout order hasn’t been finalized.

Struve is ranked No. 12 in the NOS Energy Drink MMA heavyweight rankings. Rosholt is unranked.

Struve recently rebounded from back-to-back knockout losses to Mark Hunt and Alistair Overeem with a unanimous-decision victory over vet Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira in April. Prior to the pair of losses, the 27-year-old Dutchman, who had been sidelined by a heart condition, had climbed up the heavyweight ranks with a four-fight winning streak that included three fight-fight bonuses.

He now meets Rosholt, who’s earned back-to-back wins over Josh Copeland and Timothy Johnson. The 29-year-old, who was a three-time NCAA Division I All-American wrestler, is now 9-1 over his past 10 fights. The lone defeat during that stretch came via first-round knockout to Oleksiy Oliynyk in 2014.

With the addition to the card, UFC 193 now includes:

• Robbie Lawler vs. Carlos Condit
• Mark Hunt vs. Antonio Silva
• Michael Bisping vs. Robert Whittaker
• Jared Rosholt vs. Stefan Struve
• Akbarh Arreola vs. Jake Matthews
• Kyle Noke vs. Peter Sobotta
• Anthony Perosh vs. Gian Villante
• Ricardo Abreu vs. Daniel Kelly
• Steven Kennedy vs. Richard Walsh
• Brendan O’Reilly vs. William Macario

For the latest on UFC 193, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.