Laprise Heading To Australia For Next UFC Bout

Chatham’s Chad Laprise has a date, and an opponent for his next UFC fight, one where he’ll try to bounce back from his first loss as a professional fighter.

Laprise will face Brazilian fighter Alan Patrick, who enters the fight with a 12-1 record at UFC Fight Night in Brisbane, Australia on March 20.

Although Chad Laprise has never fought professionally outside Canada in his career, he does have an Australian following after winning The Ultimate Fighter: Nations, Canada vs. Australia to earn his initial UFC contract.

“On my season of the Ultimate Fighter it was Canada vs. Australia, so I have a lot of fans down there and I was really hoping to get to fight down there some day. The time is now and I’m looking forward to it,” Laprise told TSN.ca.

In August, Laprise suffered his first ever loss, dropping his record to 10-1 after a first round TKO to Francisco Trinaldo.

Patrick is also coming off his first loss.