Nov 16, 2013; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Rashad Evans (red gloves) fights against Chael Sonnen (blue gloves) in their light heavyweight bout during UFC 167 at MGM Grand Garden Arena. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports

Daniel Cormier’s Light Heavyweight debut has been set, and it is a doozy. At UFC 170, Cormier will fight against former Light Heavyweight champion, Rashad Evans in the main event of the evening. For Rashad, this will be the second fight in a row in which he will be fighting a Fox Sports 1 co-host and a friend.

Ariel Helwani tweeted the news:

Rashad Evans just said on the FS 2 pre-fight show that he is going to fight Daniel Cormier on Feb. 22 at UFC 170. — Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) December 6, 2013

He followed that up with Rashad’s comments about the fight:

“I don’t want to fight DC. We go way back to college. I’ve been sick about it over the past few days,” Evans said. That’s DC’s 205 debut. — Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) December 6, 2013

This final tweet details the bout:

Evans vs. Cormier will serve as the main event for UFC 170 on 2/22, so five rounds. Sonnen just said when he fights Wanderlei it’ll be @ 205 — Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) December 6, 2013

This fight is huge for both men as they are just on the brink of a title shot. With the division being relatively weak with contenders, a big win by either man will put them right at the top of the ladder.

Whoever wins this fight will likely have to fight once more before getting a title shot, however. Alexander Gustafsson will most definitely get his rematch against Jones if he defeats Jimi Manuwa in March. If Manuwa wins that fight, it is highly probable that the winner of the Rashad Evans vs Daniel Cormier fight will get the next shot.

Jon Jones and Glover Teixeira fight for the title at UFC 171, about three weeks after UFC 170.