In late November, former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Rashad Evans hinted to the public that he may possibly be facing Daniel Cormier in Cormier's 205 lb debut. It has now been officially announced that the two of them will be facing each other at UFC 170 on February 22 in Las Vegas. I feel that this will be a tough test for Cormier as a first fight in a new weight class. Cormier is an Olympic level wrestler with good striking who has remained undefeated in all of his 13 pro MMA bouts. So far Cormier has defeated two former UFC champions (Josh Barnett and Frank Mir) and if he were to defeat Evans, he would make it three champions defeated. This is a very important fight for Evans, who is getting back to his usual winning ways after a split decision win over Dan Henderson and a first round TKO victory over Chael Sonnen in November. If he were to win this fight followed by another fight I think we could see him challenge for the title again by late 2014 or early 2015.
Plus a bout between Rafael dos Anjos and Rustam Khabilov in the UFC's Lightweight clash between two exciting fighters.
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