Takeya Mizugaki vs. Eddie Wineland added to UFC on FOX 22

A bantamweight clash between veterans has been added to UFC on FOX 22.

Takeya Mizugaki (21-10-2 MMA, 8-5 UFC) will square off with Eddie Wineland (22-11-1 MMA, 4-5 UFC) at the event, which takes place Dec. 17 at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, Calif. The card, headlined by strawweight prospects Paige VanZant and Michelle Waterson, airs on FOX following early prelims on UFC Fight Pass, though the bout order hasn’t been finalized.

The bout was announced on UFC.com.

Mizugaki last fought at UFC 202, suffering a knockout at the powerful hands of Cody Garbrandt in just 48 seconds. Prior to the defeat, the 32-year-old picked up a win over George Roop. The win over Roop is Mizugaki’s only victory in his four most recent trips to the octagon.

Wineland has also fallen on hard times. While he defeated Frankie Saenz by third-round TKO at UFC on FOX 20 in his most recent outing, Wineland has a 2-3 record since 2013.

The latest UFC on FOX 22 card includes:

• Paige VanZant vs. Michelle Waterson
• Urijah Faber vs. Brad Pickett
• Mickey Gall vs. Sage Northcutt
• Bryan Barberena vs. Colby Covington
• Alan Jouban vs. Mike Perry
• Josh Emmett vs. Scott Holtzman
• Sultan Aliev vs. Bojan Velickovic
• Paul Craig vs. Claudio Henrique da Silva
• James Moontasri vs. Alex Morono
• Hector Sandoval vs. Fredy Serrano
• Takeya Mizugaki vs. Eddie Wineland

For more on UFC on FOX 22, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.