Before expected March fight, Jens Pulver on board for Jan. 22 XFO booking

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Former UFC lightweight champion Jens Pulver (22-14-1) will whet his appetite for an expected March fight with another booking later this month just outside of Chicago.

Now-featherweight Pulver is set to headline XFO 38 opposite Mike Lindquist (6-19) on Jan. 22 at the Woodstock Harley Davidson in Woodstock, Ill.

It's the former champ's second fight since being released from the now-defunct WEC following a stretch of five losses.

The upstart Chicago Cagefighting Championship earlier this week announced Pulver will also serve in the main event of a March 5 fight card in suburban Chicago at The Odeum in Villa Park, Illinois.

The former champ has recently taken residence with WEC and UFC veteran Jeff Curran, who helms XFO and runs Team Curran in suburban Chicago.

The Jan. 22 fight is the former champ's second fight since being released from the now-defunct WEC following a stretch of five losses.

Pulver first returned to action this past August and suffered a first-round submission loss to Diego Garijo at "War on the Mainland" in San Diego. That brought his overall record to 1-8 since he returned to the UFC in 2006 and later migrated to the WEC.

Lindquist, meanwhile, is on a four-fight skid and has fallen short to every opponent of note in his six-year career.

More information on XFO 38 can be found by visiting XFOmma.com.