Augusto Montano vs. Chris Heatherly Set For UFC 180

Chris Heatherly is set to welcome UFC newcomer, Augusto Montano, to the Octagon on November 15th in Mexico at UFC 180.

Montano is a highly touted prospect who boasts a 13-1 record, that has seen him finish all 13 of his wins. With 8 knockouts, and 5 submissions to his name, Montano will look to continue his winning ways in the UFC.

His opponent, Chris Heatherly recently lost to Ben Saunders via submission (Omoplata) earlier this summer. Prior to that he was on a 3-fight win streak that took him from the RFA to the UFC.

The lineup for UFC 180 is currently as follows:

Champ Cain Velasquez vs. Fabricio Werdum – for UFC heavyweight title
Jake Ellenberger vs. Kelvin Gastelum
Joe Lauzon vs. Diego Sanchez
Dennis Bermudez vs. Ricardo Lamas
Marcus Brimage vs. Erik Perez
Edgar Garcia vs. Hector Urbina
Jessica Eye vs. Leslie Smith
Chris Heatherly vs. Augusto Montano
opponent TBA vs. opponent TBA – “TUF: Latin America” featherweight final
opponent TBA vs. opponent TBA – “TUF: Latin America” bantamweight final