SOURCE: intermatwrestle.com

August 05, 2016

@BoroWrestling1 mat alum @Gregor_the_gift Gillespie signed for #UFC Fight Night 95 https://t.co/SZPMbLwlbB pic.twitter.com/lBZCLcw96J

— Mark Palmer (@MatWriter) August 5, 2016

Gregor Gillespie, 2007 NCAA wrestling champ for Edinboro University, will enter the Octagon for the first time at UFC Fight Night 95: Cyborg vs. Lansberg to be held in Brasilia, Brazil on Sept. 24.

The former Fighting Scot will be facing Joaquim Silva in a lightweight (155-pound) bout. Silva has a 9-1-0 record.

Gillespie announced he had signed with Ultimate Fighting Championship on his Facebook page Thursday: "About time, finally signed to the UFC. @UFC Fight Night 95 Brazil."