Machida's manager broke the news to Yahoo! Sports Brazil:
We already contacted them and we'll be able to talk more about that soon. (Davis) is the most concrete option in the division. He'd be a huge opponent for Lyoto, who's one of the biggest idols of the sport in Brazil and needs to fight again soon.
Machida added:
It'd be a clash of styles. Davis is a wrestler, who keeps a strong rhythm on all the rounds until the end. I would need to adjust some aspects in my training to fight him, but this technical change always was one of my best characteristics. I won't have any problems
This match has some added story to it as the last time UFC fans saw Phil Davis was when he cruised his way to a decision over Machida's teammate Antonio Rogerio Nogueira. By adding in a revenge story to this fight, it makes it all the more interesting. It shows that the UFC is very much behind Phil Davis as a future light heavyweight star and that Machida hasn't experience the usual scorched earth campaign of the UFC brass.
No word yet on when this fight will occur but the expectation would be for a late November or December card.
HT and Translation: MMAMania