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Penn vs. Siver among 4 fights announced for UFC Oklahoma City

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"The Prodigy" and Dennis Siver are taking another stab at it.

Hall of Famer BJ Penn will fight Siver in a featherweight bout at a UFC Fight Night event at the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City on June 25, the promotion announced on Wednesday's "UFC Tonight" broadcast.

The event's headliner hasn't been confirmed.

Just one of three dual-division titleholders in UFC history, Penn was previously scheduled to come out of retirement against Siver last summer, only for the German to pull out with an injury and Penn to be subsequently suspended for using an IV, which was prohibited under the USADA's anti-doping policy. The 38-year-old Penn instead returned to the Octagon opposite Yair Rodriguez in January, but was handed a second-round TKO that had many calling for him to walk away from the sport for good. The Hawaiian native hasn't had his hand raised in a six-year span covering five fights.

Siver will end a two-year layoff and look to snap a two-fight skid with the June bout. The 38-year-old most recently dropped a unanimous decision to Tatsuya Kawajiri, five months after falling to Conor McGregor by second-round TKO at UFC Fight Night 59. His promotional record stands at 11-8 over two stints.

Also gracing the card is a middleweight matchup between former welterweight champ Johny Hendricks and Tim Boetsch. After dropping three straight at 170 pounds, Hendricks rebounded with a unanimous decision over Hector Lombard in his divisional debut at UFC Fight Night 105, while Boetsch most recently saw a two-fight knockout streak snapped at UFC 208, where he tapped to Ronaldo Souza in under a round.

Strawweight Felice Herrig will take a two-fight win streak into a meeting with "TUF 20" castmate Justine Kish, who took a decision over Ashley Yoder last December to remain perfect in six pro bouts.

Rounding out the announcement is a battle between light heavyweight prospects Jeremy Kimball and Josh Stansbury.

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