UFC flyweight champion Demetrious Johnson will look to continue his march towards Anderson Silva’s consecutive title defence record when he puts the gold on the line against Wilson Reis in the co-main event of UFC 201.

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Silva successfully defended the middleweight belt 10 times between 2006 and 2013, before dropping the belt to Chris Weidman.  Johnson earned his eighth straight title defence at UFC 197 with a first round, TKO victory over previously undefeated Henry Cejudo.

Reis comes in off a unanimous decision victory over Dustin Ortiz at UFC on Fox 18 in January.  He holds a 4-2 record in UFC since his debut with the promotion at UFC 165.

UFC 201 will be held at Phillips Arena in Atlanta on July 30th and will be headlined by a welterweight title bout between Robbie Lawler and Tyron Woodley.