PRIDE, Cage Rage and ShoXC veteran Cyrille “The Snake” Diabate (15-6-1 MMA, 0-0
UFC) has signed a four-fight deal with the UFC and is expected to meet
Luiz Cane (10-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC) at UFC 114 in May.
The signing was first reported by MMAFighting.com, though sources close
to the situation on Friday told MMAjunkie.com that
the matchup was planned for UFC 114, not UFC 113 as earlier reported.
Both fighters have verbally agreed to the matchup and bout agreements are expected to be signed shortly.