Former RFA middleweight champion Jake Collier will be making his highly anticipated UFC debut against TUF Brazil 3 finalist Vitor Miranda at UFC Fight Night 56 in December. MMAJunkie was the first to report the news.

Collier (8-1) was last seen walking away with a first round submission victory over Gabriel Checco in their main event title fight at RFA 19 last weekend. This victory not only pushed his win streak to five straight but gave him his seventh career stoppage victory.

Miranda (9-4), a former K-1 kickboxing champion, was last seen dropping a decision victory to Antonio Carlos Jr. in the the TUF Brazil 3 Heavyweight tournament finale in May 2013. This loss snapped his four fight win streak. He will enter this bout with eight career stoppage victories, including six by way of knockout.

UFC Fight Night 58 is set to take place on Dec. 20 at the Ginásio José Corrêa in Brazil. A middleweight matchup between C.B. Dollaway and former UFC light heavyweight champion turned middleweight contender Lyoto Machida will serve as the night’s main event.

Here is how the rest of the card is shaping up:

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