Hoosier Fight Club will announce some of the fighters signed for its second show at its debut tonight.

After tonight's first fight card for the promotion, the team behind the new mixed martial arts organization will get right to work on its second show, which will be held Jan. 2 at The Venue at Horseshoe Casino in Hammond.

The Venue hosted the now-defunct EliteXC for a fight card in Oct. 2008.

HFC's Paul Vale told The Times that the main event for HFC 2 will be a bout between UFC veteran Pete Spratt and region fighter Keith Wisniewski, who has fought in the UFC and International Fight League and also promotes shows in Northwest Indiana.

The co-main event will be between Joe Benoit of Gilbert Grappling in Tinley Park, a WEC veteran, and UFC veteran Derrick Noble.

Vale said HFC expects to make the announcement for HFC 2 at The Venue tonight at the Porter County Expo Center.

Spratt, a Muay Thai fighter, went 3-4 in his UFC career and was a contestant on Season 4 of "The Ultimate Fighter." His career resume includes wins over Rich Clementi, Zach Light and Robbie Lawler. He's also fought UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre, Chris Lytle and Josh Koscheck, who fights in the co-main event of UFC 106 on Saturday.

Wisniewski, who fights out of his Duneland Vale Tudo camp in Valparaiso, has fought across the world, including one fight in the UFC and a bout against one of the world's best lightweights, Shinya Aoki.

Noble's lone UFC bout was a loss to Thiago Alves at UFC 59. It was Alves' second fight in the UFC and his TKO win over Noble avenged a submission loss to him two and a half years earlier at an Absolute Fighting Championships event. At 24-12-1, Noble has a solid lineup of opponents on his resume, including Alves, Eddie Alvarez, Lytle, Josh Neer, Gideon Ray (who fights on HFC's first card tonight), Chris Wilson and, most recently, a decision win over UFC and TUF 4 veteran Shonie Carter.

Benoit's lone WEC fight was a loss to Blas Avena at WEC 30 in Sept. 2007.