Chris Camozzi
A pair of middleweight fighters will battle it out in Montreal come this March as 185-lb fighters Chris Camozzi (18-5) and Nick ‘The Promise’ Ring (13-1) have been confirmed for the upcoming pay-per-view event.
Canadian Press journalist Neil Davidson Tweeted the bout on Saturday (@NeilMDavidson), which was re-Tweeted by UFC Canada officials.
– Calgary middleweight Nick (The Promise) Ring (@Promise_RiiNG) to fight Chris Camozzi (@ChrisCamozzi) at UFC 158 in Montreal.
UFC 158: St-Pierre vs. Diaz is expected to take place on March 16, 2013 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The event features a welterweight title bout between UFC champ Georges St-Pierre and former Strikeforce title holder Nate Diaz.
Camozzi will look for his fourth straight win when he meets Ring in March. Camozzi was last in the cage this past October in Brazil at UFC 153 where he earned a decision win over Luiz Cane. The other two wins took place at UFC on FX 4 this past June, a third round TKO stoppage against Nick Catone, and a third round submission win over Dustin Jacoby at UFC on FOX 2 one year ago.
Ring is 3-1 in the Octagon, bouncing back from the first loss of his career this past July by defeating Court McGee by decision at UFC 149. Ring had been scheduled to face Costa Philippou at UFC 154 but the bout was cancelled on the day of the weigh-ins after Ring became ill. The only loss of Ring’s record came in September 2011 at UFC 135, a decision defeat at the hands of Tim Boetsch.