On Wednesday, the UFC to took Twitter and announced via a video message from UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey that C.B. Dollaway will face former middleweight contender Lyoto Machida in an upcoming card in Sao Paulo. There is no word on whether this fight will serve as the night’s main event.

Dollaway (15-5), a former Arizona State wrestling All-American, is coming off the biggest win of his career in the form of a unanimous decision over Francis Carmont at UFC Fight Night 41 in June. Prior to his victory ‘The Doberman” scored a 39-second knockout over TUF Brazil 1 veteran and Vitor Belfort protégé Cezar Ferreira in March. This gives Dollaway victories in four of his last five contests, with the only blemish being a very controversial decision loss to Tim Boetsch at UFC 166.

Machida (21-5), currently the number five ranked middleweight according to The MMA Corner fighter rankings, is coming off a hard fought decision loss to UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman in the main event of UFC 175 in July. In a bout many consider one of the best in 2014, Machida and Weidman battered each other for 25 straight minutes in front of a sold out crowd at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. While the Brazilian did not get his hand raised he draw praise from fans and pundits alike for giving the champion is toughest test to date. This also marked the first loss for ‘The Dragon’ since making the drop down to 185-pounds last October. He kicked off his middleweight with a first round head kick knockout over Mark Muñoz, followed by a thrilling decision win over Gegard Mousasi.

UFC Fight Night 58 is currently scheduled to take place on at the Jose Correa Arena in Barueri in Sao Paulo on Dec. 20. No other fights have been announced for the event.

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