A pair of lightweight’s will meet in the octagon this coming December as John Cofer has signed up to battle Mike Rio. Cofer is currently winless in UFC competition, having dropped a fight to Justin Lawrence at the UFC Ultimate Fighter 15 Finale. Rio will be making his UFC debut in this fight, but he has competed against UFC Ultimate Fighter Champion Efrain Escudero. The UFC Ultimate Fighter 16 Finale takes place on December 15th at The Joint At The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada with Roy Nelson and Shane Carwin headlining.