A pair of fights has been booked for the UFC’s March return to Dallas, including one that is a rescheduling.

Thiago Silva (16-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC) will meet Ovince St. Preux (14-5 MMA, 2-0 UFC) at light heavyweight, a bout that originally was set for next month’s UFC Fight Night 35. And at middleweight, Robert McDaniel (21-7 MMA, 1-1 UFC) takes on “TUF 17” castmate Tor Troeng (16-5 MMA, 1-1 UFC). UFC officials announced the fights on Saturday.

UFC 171 takes place March 15 at American Airlines Center in Dallas. The main card, featuring a light heavyweight title fight between champion Jon Jones and Glover Teixeira, airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FOX Sports 1 and MMAjunkie.

In his most recent performance at UFC Fight Night 29, Silva earned his second straight win in the UFC with a dominant decision over Matt Hamill. Previously, he knocked out rival Rafael Cavalcante at UFC on FUEL TV 10, which likely saved his job after a rocky 1-3 stretch with two no contests courtesy of drug test failures.

Strikeforce vet St. Preux picked up his second straight win in the UFC by knocking out Cody Donovan at UFC Fight Night 26. In his promotional debut against Gian Villante at UFC 159, he earned a technical decision when Villante was unable to continue following an accidental eyepoke.

McDaniel will look to rebound after his first UFC loss, which snapped a seven-fight winning streak. The “TUF 17” veteran won his official UFC debut at the TUF 17 Finale when he submitted Gilbert Smith in the third round in April. The Jackson-Winkeljohn product has 16 of his 21 career wins by submission.

Troeng, who was on Team Sonnen opposite McDaniel’s Team Jones on “TUF 17,” won his UFC debut in April in his home country of Sweden – fighting there before Season 17 of “The Ultimate Fighter” had its official finale. He submitted Adam Cella to run his winning streak to five fights. But September, he dropped a decision to Rafael Natal in Brazil for his first loss in nearly three years.

With the addition of the new bout, the UFC 171 card now includes:

Jon Jones vs. Glover Teixeira – for light heavyweight title Ovince St. Preux vs. Thiago Silva Bubba McDaniel vs. Tor Troeng

For the latest on UFC 171, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of the site.

(Pictured: Thiago Silva)