Leon Edwards vs. Albert Tumenov booked for UFC 204 in Manchester

The UFC's return to England in October continues to grow with the addition of a new welterweight fight.

England's Leon Edwards (11-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC) is set to face Albert Tumenov (17-3 MMA, 5-2 UFC) at UFC 204. UFC officials today announced the new matchup.

UFC 204 takes place Oct. 8 at Manchester Arena in Manchester, England. The main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass. In the main event, Manchester's own Michael Bisping will defend his middleweight title in a rematch with Dan Henderson.

Edwards got back in the win column in May in the Netherlands with a unanimous decision victory over Dominic Waters. Prior to that, a decision loss to Kamaru Usman snapped a two-fight winning streak that included an eight-second bonus-winning knockout of Seth Baczynski in Poland.

Russia's Tumenov will be trying to get back on track after a second-round submission loss to Gunnar Nelson in May in the Netherlands. Before that, he had a five-fight winning streak that included three knockouts. In that mix was a bonus-winning KO of Alan Jouban at UFC 192.

With the addition, the latest UFC 204 card now includes:

• Michael Bisping vs. Dan Henderson
• Vitor Belfort vs. Gegard Mousasi
• Jimi Manuwa vs. Ovince Saint Preux
• Ruslan Magomedov vs. Stefan Struve
• Adriano Martins vs. Leonardo Santos
• Iuri Alcantara vs. Brad Pickett
• Davey Grant vs. Damian Stasiak
• Leon Edwards vs. Albert Tumenov

For more on UFC 204, check out the UFC Rumors section of the card.