Another Fight Announced For UFC 128

New Jersey residents Nick Catone (8-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC) and Dan Miller (14-4 MMA, 5-3 UFC) are expected to square off on home turf at UFC 128.

A source close to the event today told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) that verbal agreements are in place for the middleweight bout, which was first reported by MMADiehards.com.

UFC 128 takes place March 19 at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., and is expected to feature a light heavyweight title match between champ Mauricio "Shogun" Rua and Rashad Evans.

Miller vs. Catone could take the place of a recently scrapped bout between Yoshihiro Akiyama and Chael Sonnen, though its unknown at the time of this writing whether it will make the event's televised main card.

It will have been 13 months since Catone fought when he steps into the cage at the Prudential Center. The Hamilton, N.J., resident was due to face John Salter this past May at UFC 113 before a back injury forced him to bow out. The same injury reared its head again four months later and he withdrew from a meeting with Thomasz Drwal.

Catone has in the past trained with Miller at AMA Fight Club in Whippany, N.J., but primarily works with Renzo Gracie Combat Team at Ricardo Almeida's gym in his hometown.

Miller is building steam after three consecutive losses put his octagon career in jeopardy. The older brother of UFC lightweight Jim Miller most recently dispatched Joe Doerksen by split decision at UFC 124, which followed a submission victory over Salter at UFC 118.