Two of the more accomplished Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) bantamweights will meet at UFC on FOX 22 on Dec. 17 from Sacramento, California, as Eddie Wineland locks horns with Takeya Mizugaki. MMA Fighting confirmed the bout after Jason Floyd announced the news earlier this week.
Wineland, 32, is attempting to rejuvenate his mixed martial arts (MMA) career after posting a dismal 1-3 record from 2013-2015, which included a knockout loss to Renan Barao at UFC 165 for the interim bantamweight championship. While a knockout finish of Frankie Saenz this past July at UFC on FOX 20 earned Wineland Performance of the Night honors and ended a two-fight skid, he'll have to do more to be considered a title threat entering 2017.