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Brenneman vs. Roberts Slated for UFC on FX

"The Spaniard" is coming off a loss to Anthony Johnson at UFC on Versus 6 in October, while Roberts is stuck in a two-fight losing streak.

Charlie "The Spaniard" Brenneman will look to get back on track next month when he meets Daniel "Ninja" Roberts at UFC on FX on Jan. 20, NBCSports.com has learned from sources close to the event. The UFC has yet to officially announce the welterweight fight.

UFC on FX, headlined by Jim Miller, a teammate of Brenneman's at AMA Fight Club, facing Melvin Guillard, airs live on the cable network from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN. No word just yet on if the Brenneman-Roberts tilt will air on the main card or not.

In total, four AMA Fight Club members will compete on the card: Miller, Brenneman, Rafaello Oliveira (vs. Reza Madadi) and Khabib Nurmagomedov (vs. Kamal Shalorus).

Brenneman (14-3) is coming off a loss to Anthony Johnson at UFC on Versus 6 in October. Prior

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  Brenneman describes "Matrix-type" win over Story.
June 27, 2011: "The Spaniard" will look to bounce-back to his winning ways against Daniel Roberts.
to that defeat, he had won two in a row, including a dramatic win over Rick Story in June after he was called upon on just 24 hours following Nate Marquardt's release from the UFC.

Roberts (12-3) is stuck in a two-fight losing streak after winning three in a row. He dropped unanimous decisions to Claude Patrick in April and Rich Attonito in June.

Other fights scheduled for the UFC's debut on FX are Pat Barry vs. Christian Morecraft, Duane Ludwig vs. Josh Neer and Mike Brown vs. Vagner Rocha.

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