Former UFC lightweight champion Sean Sherk will fight Tyson Griffin at UFC 90 this October in Chicago, IL.

Griffin is coming off a strong performance against Marcus Aurelio at UFC 86 where he won by unanimous decision, raising his record to 5-1 in the UFC.

Sean Sherk is coming off a TKO loss to current UFC lightweight champion BJ Penn at UFC 84 after sitting out nearly a full year due to suspension. Sherk is looking to bounce back and assert himself at the top of the lightweight class.

Surprisingly, and perhaps foolishly, Griffin thinks he may have a better wrestling game than Sherk in addition to a stronger standup game.

“I think my wrestling ability will match up very well with his,” Griffin said. “I wrestle with Division I wrestlers all the time, like Gray Maynard and Johny Hendricks. I came a long way since I started training MMA. My wrestling may be even better than his. I don’t know for sure — we’ll find out.

He’s got good hands, too,” Griffin added. “I think I have better standup, though. He (tends) to throw only arm punches where he doesn’t really commit. I’d like to stand out of his range and pick him apart like B.J.”

UFC 90 is currently scheduled for October 25 at the Allstate Arena in Chicago, IL. The even will be headlined by a middleweight title fight between current champion Anderson Silva and challenger Patrick Cote. Also on the card are fights between Diego Sanchez and Thiago Alves, Pete Sell and Josh Burkman, and Hermes Franca and Gleison Tibau.