Robelis Despaigne will return to the UFC in October against in-form NFL player Austen Lane.

According to MMAJunkie, former taekwondo Olympian Despaigne (5-1 MMA) will return to the Octagon on Saturday, October 19 to take on former NFL player Austen Lane (12-5 MMA) in a three-round heavyweight bout at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada.

‘The Bad Boy’ has 1 win and 1 loss under the UFC banner. Despaigne most recently fought Waldo Cortes-Acosta (12-1 MMA) and lost by unanimous decision last May. In his first UFC fight, Despaigne defeated Josh Parisian (15-8 MMA) by TKO at 0:18 of round 1.

Lane, 36, has two losses and one no-contest in his last three fights inside the Octagon. The two-time DWCS alumnus is a former NFL defensive end who played for the Jacksonville Jaguars from 2010-2012.

Lane is looking for his first UFC victory in his fourth attempt.

Robelis Despaigne is hoping for another win after his last loss against ‘Salsa Boy’.

With the addition of the Despaigne vs. Lane bout, the UFC Fight Night lineup for October 19 includes:

• Anthony Hernandez (12-2 MMA) vs. Michel Pereira (31-11 MMA)
• Asu Almabayev (20-2 MMA) vs. Matheus Nicolau (19-4 MMA)

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