UFC middleweight Nick Catone looks to break a two-fight slide when he returns to action on January.

Catone announced Monday on his official website that he has been contracted to face Arizona Combat Sports fighter Steve Steinbess at UFC: Ultimate Fight Night 20.

Featuring a main event between lightweights Nate Diaz and Gray Maynard, the as-yet-unannounced UFC: Ultimate Fight Night 20 event takes place Jan. 11 in Fairfax, Va.

A then-undefeated Catone earned a submission win over Derek Downey at UFC: Ultimate Fight Night 17 in February. Catone had been slated to face Amir Sadollah at the event, but the former winner of "The Ultimate Fighter 7" was forced to withdraw from the event due to injury.

Since the win, Catone has suffered a submission loss to Tim Credeur at UFC: Ultimate Fight Night 18 - Condit vs Kampmann in April and a split-decision defeat at the hands of Mark Munoz at UFC 102: Couture vs Nogueira in August.

Steinbeiss seeks his first win under the Zuffa banner. After opening his career with a 4-1 mark, Steinbeiss suffered a split-decision loss to Carmello Marrero in the WEC in August 2008. "The Hooligan" then transferred to the UFC, where he was defeated via technical submission by Ryan Jensen.

In the September bout with Jensen at UFC: Ultimate Fight Night 19, Steinbeiss found himself trapped in a tight guillotine choke. He attempted to signal to the referee that he was fine, but when the fighter's arm dropped to his side, the bout was quickly halted. Steinbeiss protested the stoppage, but the fight had already been halted.

Source: mmajunkie.com