Nordine Taleb (photo via UFC.com)

By FCF Staff

The line-up for UFC Fight Night 54 has received another bout, as the promotion has announced that Nordine Taleb will battle Jingliang Li. The upcoming event will be hosted by Halifax, Nova Scotia on October 4th.

Taleb (9-2) is coming off a unanimous decision win over Vik Grujic at the TUF Nations Finale in April. The Canadian vet and Tristar fighter is 4-1 in his last 5 scraps.

Li (9-2) also scored a victory in his Octagon debut, as the Chinese welterweight earned a split decision win over David Michaud at UFC 173. Li is also 4-1 in his last 5 contests.

UFC FN 54 will feature a welterweight bout between Rory MacDonald and Tarec Saffiedine in the main event.