Lyoto Machida

By FCF Staff

After failing to end the reign of UFC middleweight champ Chris Weidman in July, Lyoto Machida has his next opponent, and its CB Dollaway.

The promotion has announced that the two will fight in the headliner of UFC Fight Night 58, which will  take place December 20th, in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Machida (21-5) secured a title shot at 185 after scoring wins over Mark Munoz and Gegard Mousasi. The former light-heavyweight champ has gone 3-2 in his last 5 fights.

At UFC 175 in July, Machida lost by unanimous decision to Weidman.

Dollaway (15-5) has worked his way into title contention thanks to a 4-1 run, which includes wins over Jason Miller, Daniel Sarafian, Cezar Ferreira and Francis Carmont.

The only man to defeat him during that time is Tim Boetsch, who did so by split decision last October.