Report - Michael Chiesa vs. Neil Magny Booked For UFC Fight Island 8 on January 20th.

Mandatory Credit: Josh Hedges - Zuffa LLC & USA TODAY Sports

An important welterweight matchup between The Ultimate Fighter 15 victor, Michael 'The Maverick' Chiesa and longtime division contender, 'The Haitian Sensation' Neil Magny has been added to UFC Fight Island 8 on January 20th. -- from Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Riding a three-fight rise at welterweight, grappling ace, Chiesa last featured at UFC Fight Night Raleigh in January, taking home a unanimous decision victory over former lightweight titleholder, Rafael dos Anjos. 

Replacing recent UFC Vegas 17 headliner, Geoff 'Handz of Steel' Neal at UFC Vegas 8 in August, longtime 170-pound feature, Magny took on former champion, 'Ruthless' Robbie Lawler -- extending his winning-spree to three-fight as well with a unanimous judging triumph. News of the top-ten pairing was first penned by ESPN MMA reporter, Brett Okamoto. 

Prior to his three-round judging win over dos Anjos, Chiesa dispatched one-time 155-pound title challenger, Diego 'The Nightmare' Sanchez, and former interim welterweight gold holder, 'The Natural Born Killer' Carlos Condit. 

With a 17-4 professional record, Washington native, Chiesa has managed to score a stunning eleven separate submission wins -- including prior stoppages of fellow grappling talents, Beneil Dariush and Jim Miller.

Making his Octagon return for the first time in two-years -- Elevation Fight Team mainstay, Magny had gone 3-0 over the course of this annum. Adding the above mentioned former champion, Lawler, to two other wins, Magny bested both Anthony Rocco Martin and Li Jingliang. 

UFC Fight Island 8 takes place on January 20th. from the Flash Forum on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, UAE -- with a reworked main event between perennial contender, Leon 'Rocky' Edwards and emerging force, Khamzat 'Borz' Chimaev slated to take headlining honours.