Michael Bisping (pictured) vs. C.B. Dolloway and Quinton Jackson vs. Fabio Maldonado have both been added to the main card of 186 alongside co-main event Hector Lombard vs. Rory MacDonald and the headline rematch of T.J. Dillashaw vs Renan Barao for the UFC bantamweight championship.
Bisping (25-7) has gone 3-4 since 2012, but hasn’t produced back-to-back victories since 2011. ‘The Count’s’ latest grudge match and most recent contest ended in defeated as Britain’s top mixed martial artists was finished by Luke Rockhold via a second round guillotine choke in Sydney, Australia last year on November 7.
Rarely without controversy, four of Bisping’s last five bouts have been ‘grudge matches’ with the likes of Rockhold, Tim Kennedy, Alan Belcher and Vitor Belfort; however, Bisping was most recently victorious against Cung Le in Macau, China on August 23. Bisping devastatingly picked apart Le through to the fourth round before forcing a TKO stoppage.
Dolloway (15-6) also looks to bounce back from a recent defeated; the American has won four of his last six fights, a two-fight win streak was shattered by former light-heavyweight champion turned middleweight contender Lyoto Machida on December 20. Machida claimed a swift TKO victory at 1:02 of the opening round.
Former UFC light-heavyweight champion Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson (35-11) is set for a UFC return following his undefeated stint with Bellator MMA. Jackson left the UFC on bad terms in 2013 after a string of uninspiring performances resulted in three consecutive losses. However, ‘Rampage’ produced three victories under the Bellator banner; a pair of knockout wins over Joey Beltran and Christian M’Pumbu were followed most recently by a unanimous decision win over former Strikeforce champion Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal on May 17.
While Fabio Maldonado (22-7) is yet to establish himself as a major player in the 205lb ranks, the Brazilian has made a name for himself as a hardy slugger with a number of memorable performances in both victory and defeat. With a 5-4 UFC record, Maldonado took out Hans Stringer with a second round TKO stoppage at UFC 179 on October 25.
UFC 186 takes place at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada on April 25.
UFC 186 card so far:
Bantamweight: T.J. Dillashaw (c) vs. Renan Barão
Welterweight: Rory MacDonald vs. Hector Lombard
Light Heavyweight: Quinton Jackson vs. Fábio Maldonado
Middleweight: Michael Bisping vs. C.B. Dollaway
Welterweight: Patrick Côté vs. Joe Riggs
Lightweight: Olivier Aubin-Mercier vs. David Michaud
Women’s Strawweight: Jessica Rakoczy vs. Valérie Létourneau
