The English veteran, who cut down to 125 pounds after a 6-4 run as a bantamweight in the UFC and WEC, is scheduled to meet Brazilian prospect Thomas Almeida in a bantamweight clash at UFC 189 in Las Vegas on July 11. The UFC announced the bout following a report by The Sun.
Pickett (24-10) dropped to flyweight in 2014, defeating Neil Seery via unanimous decision in London, but lost two in a row next to Ian McCall and Chico Camus. "One Punch" holds a win over current UFC champion Demetrious Johnson as a bantamweight in 2010.