UFC 106: Dennis 'Superman' Hallman vs John 'Doomsday' Howard under consideration for Nov. 21

After more than ten years and 50+ fights, MMAmania.com can confirm that mixed martial arts veteran Dennis Hallman has agreed to make his UFC return against up-and-coming welterweight John Howard at UFC 106 from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Nov. 21.

Both "Superman" and "Doomsday" have verbally agreed to clash however, bout agreements have not yet been signed.

Hallman (41-12-2) is perhaps best known for quickly disposing of former UFC welterweight champion Matt Hughes -- twice -- when Hughes was considered to be in his prime.

After cutting off the oxygen at Extreme Challenge 21 back in 1998, the two met again at UFC 29 a little over two years later. As history has a way of repeating itself, Supes gave Mr. Country Breakfast another fight-ending submission to go up 2-0 on the farmboy.

Combined total in both fights: a brisk 0:37 seconds.

Unfortunately that success didn't translate well to the rest of the UFC's roster, as Hallman put up goose eggs in his next three Octagon appearances, finishing 1-3 during a span that ended courtesy of Jorge Rivera at UFC 55 back in 2005.

No question he'll try to reverse course when he battles 170-pound prospect John Howard (12-4).

Dooms earned his shot in the big show courtesy of a solid record fighting in smaller shows throughout the Northeast such as Ring of Combat and Cage Fury Fighting Championships.

In his first trip to the Octagon, Howard outpointed the venerable Chris Wilson at UFC 94 on Jan. 31, earning "Fight of the Night" honors for the performance.

He followed that up by squeaking past Tamdan McCrory via split decision at UFC 101 back on August 8.

A win over the accomplished Hallman would go a long way towards getting him a serious step up in competition. Perhaps even the chance to end his verbal feud with Anthony "Rumble" Johnson.

UFC 106 will feature a main event heavyweight title bout between two absolute monsters as champion Brock Lesnar will look to defend his gold for the second time against his newest challenger, Shane Carwin. "The Huntington Beach Bad Boy" Tito Ortiz is also set to make his return to the Octagon against UFC Hall of Famer, Mark Coleman, after spending nearly a year and a half on the sidelines.

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