A middleweight bout between C.B. Dollaway (9-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC) and long-idle Goran Reljic (8-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) apparently will take place at UFC 110 in February.
The fight was reported as signed by MMAMadness.com, though MMAjunkie.com could not immediately reach the fighters' camps for confirmation.
UFC 110 takes place Feb. 22 (with a live pay-per-view broadcast in the U.S. on Feb. 21) at Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia.
The bout marks Reljic's return from what will be a 21-month layoff. The Croatian ground specialist, who previously fought at light heavyweight, made his UFC debut at UFC 84 and scored a second-round TKO of Wilson Gouveia in a "Fight of the Night" performance. Seven of his eight career wins have now come via stoppage (five via submission).
Injuries and back surgery, though, have kept the promising prospect sidelined.
Relic's manager, Zoran Saric, told MMAjunkie.com in May that the fighter underwent lower back disc surgery and that "everything went well."
Dollaway, meanwhile, recently picked up his third win in four fights with a unanimous decision victory over Jay Silva at UFC Fight Night 19 in September. Prior to the win, "The Ultimate Fighter 7" runner-up and former Arizona State University wrestling stand-out had posted back-to-back stoppage wins over Jesse Taylor and Mike Massenzio before a swift submission loss to underdog Tom Lawlor at UFC 100.
The fight was reported as signed by MMAMadness.com, though MMAjunkie.com could not immediately reach the fighters' camps for confirmation.
UFC 110 takes place Feb. 22 (with a live pay-per-view broadcast in the U.S. on Feb. 21) at Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia.
The bout marks Reljic's return from what will be a 21-month layoff. The Croatian ground specialist, who previously fought at light heavyweight, made his UFC debut at UFC 84 and scored a second-round TKO of Wilson Gouveia in a "Fight of the Night" performance. Seven of his eight career wins have now come via stoppage (five via submission).
Injuries and back surgery, though, have kept the promising prospect sidelined.
Relic's manager, Zoran Saric, told MMAjunkie.com in May that the fighter underwent lower back disc surgery and that "everything went well."
Dollaway, meanwhile, recently picked up his third win in four fights with a unanimous decision victory over Jay Silva at UFC Fight Night 19 in September. Prior to the win, "The Ultimate Fighter 7" runner-up and former Arizona State University wrestling stand-out had posted back-to-back stoppage wins over Jesse Taylor and Mike Massenzio before a swift submission loss to underdog Tom Lawlor at UFC 100.
