Rashad Evans is once again set to make his middleweight debut.

The former light-heavyweight champion was originally supposed to face Tim Kennedy at UFC 205, but he was not cleared to fight by the New York State Athletic Commission for medical reasons. The UFC then rescheduled the bout for UFC 206 in Toronto, but the when the Ontario Athletic commission also refused to grant Evans clearance to fight, the matchup was cancelled altogether.

According to multiple reports Rashad Evans is now set to face Australian middleweight Daniel Kelly at UFC 209, which takes place on Match 4 at the T-Mobile arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The card will be headlined by a welterweight title rematch between Tyron Woodley and Stephen Thompson, with an interim lightweight title bout between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Tony Ferguson serving as the co-main event of the evening.

Evans (19-5-1) is coming off back to back losses, and has not competed inside the octagon since April of 2016 when he suffered a first round knockout at the hands of Glover Teixeira.

Meanwhile, Kelly (12-1) is currently riding a 3 fight win streak, including impressive victories over Chris Camozzi and Antonio Carlos Jr, but this matchup represents a significant step up in competition for the 39-year-old Olympic Judoka.

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