Daniel Cormier’s 205-pound debut will come against former divisional ruler Rashad Evans, as UFC officials announced Friday that the light heavyweights will lock horns in the main event of UFC 170.
A two-time Olympic qualifier, Cormier has never been defeated as a mixed martial artist, scoring 13 straight wins to begin his career as a heavyweight. The American Kickboxing Academy standout made his UFC debut earlier this year after a five-fight Strikeforce stint, earning unanimous decision wins over Roy Nelson and Frank Mir to kick off his Octagon run.
Evans, meanwhile, returned to his winning ways this summer after suffering back-to-back defeats for the first time, rebounding from an upset loss at the hands of Antonio Rogerio Nogueira to edge Dan Henderson in June before dominating Chael Sonnen last month at UFC 167.