Lyoto (left) and Dollaway (right) face each other in Barueri. Photo: SUPER FIGHTS Production (Disclosure/UFC)
The UFC confirmed the fight between Lyoto Machida and CB Dollaway for the event to be held in Barueri (SP), on December 20th. The fight between the fourth and ninth ranked middleweights had already been speculated recently, although Ultimate did not detail whether the fight will be the main attraction of the night.
Former light heavyweight champion, Machida, 36 years old, is coming off a defeat to the current champion of the middleweight division, Chris Weidman. Before that, the Brazilian had defeated Gegard Mousasi and Mark Muñoz, and currently, “Dragon” occupies fourth position in the category ranking.
Dollaway, ranked ninth in the rankings, comes from two consecutive victories, over Francis Carmont and Cezar Mutant. Before that, he had lost to Tim Boetsch in a controversial judges' decision, as well as having victories over Daniel sarafian and Jason Miller. Dollaway has been a UFC athlete since 2008 and has a record of 15 wins and five losses in MMA.
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