A pair of bantamweights looking for their first victories in the UFC are set to meet when the UFC returns to Nashville in March.

Martin Day (9-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) has been booked for a fight against Chris Gutierrez (12-3-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) at UFC on ESPN+ 6, the promotion today announced.

UFC on ESPN+ 6 takes place March 23 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. In the main event, two-time 170-pound title challenger Stephen Thompson (14-3-1 MMA, 9-3-1 UFC) meets ex-155-pound champ Anthony Pettis (21-8 MMA, 8-7 UFC) in the headliner.

The 30-year-old Day, based in Hawaii, signed with the UFC this past year on a three-fight winning streak. But he dropped his promotional debut by split decision to Pingyuan Liu at UFC Fight Night 141 in Beijing. Day had his first shot at getting to the UFC when he fought on Dana White’s Contender Series in 2017, but he lost a decision to Jaime Alvarez.

Gutierrez had won three straight fights, including two under the LFA banner, when he came to the UFC this past November. But at the TUF 28 Finale, he was submitted in the second round by Raoni Barcelos. It was the first time in his career he had been finished. Gutierrez’s resume includes wins for Bellator, WSOF and LFA.

The UFC on ESPN+ 6 lineup includes:

• Stephen Thompson vs. Anthony Pettis
• Curtis Blaydes vs. Justin Willis
• Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Jussier Formiga
• Alexis Davis vs. Jennifer Maia
• Angela Hill vs. Randa Markos
• J.J. Aldrich vs. Maycee Barber
• Martin Day vs. Chris Gutierrez
• Bryce Mitchell vs. Bobby Moffett
• Nasrat Haqparast vs. John Makdessi

For more on UFC on ESPN+ 6, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.