A middleweight tussle between Tim Credeur and Tom Lawlor is looking like it will take place during UFC 113.

According to the Underground, both fighters have agreed to the match-up with paperwork expected to be finalized shortly.

UFC 113 is expected for the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on May 8, with a likely headlining rematch between Lyoto Machida and Mauricio “Shogun” Rua for the light heavyweight championship.

Both Credeur and Lawlor will be looking to bounce back from hard fought losses following mutual win streaks in the Octagon, with Credeur dropping a decision to Nate Quarry during UFC Fight Night 19 and Lawlor coming up short in a decision to Aaron Simpson at UFC Fight Night 20.

"Crazy" and "Filthy" are about to collide in the octagon.
 
Middleweights Tim "Crazy" Credeur (12-3 MMA, 3-1 UFC) and Tom "The
Filthy Mauler" Lawlor (6-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) are expected to clash at UFC
113.
 
The news was first reported Tuesday by the Underground, a popular mixed
martial arts forum, and subsequently confirmed to MMAjunkie.com by sources close to the fight. Verbal agreements
are in place between the fighters, and bout agreements are expected to
be signed shortly.

Though the amount of air time he will receive may remain in question, one thing is certain – current Strikeforce Middleweight Champion Jake Shields will act as one of Chuck Liddell’s assistant coaches on the upcoming season of the Ultimate Fighter. Shields broke the news to fans on his website as well as on The Underground.

According to the first and final EliteXC Welterweight Champion, he will be leaving for Las Vegas on Thursday for a little less than two months while filming takes place.

“Chuck asked me a couple weeks ago and I agreed to help out. Should be fun,” said the Cesar Gracie-trained fighter.

The Californian is widely considered to be one of the top welterweights in the world and holds victories over Hayato “Mach” Sakurai, Paul Daley, and Robbie Lawler, as well as the remarkable claim of having beaten Carlos Condit and Yushin Okami on the same night in 2006. He most recently scored a unanimous decision over Jason “Mayhem” Miller at ”Strikeforce – Fedor vs. Rogers” this past November and is riding a thirteen-fight win streak covering more than four years.

Nothing was mentioned in regards to how the stint might affect Shields’ rumored title-defense in April against recently signed Strikeforce middleweight Dan Henderson.