John Dodson vs. Pedro Munhoz rebooked for UFC 222 in Las Vegas

John Dodson and Pedro Munhoz will give it another go at UFC 222.

UFC officials recently announced Dodson (19-9 MMA, 8-4 UFC), who’s an honorable mention in the USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA bantamweight rankings, and No. 13-ranked Munhoz (15-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC) are booked for the event.

The fighters were originally scheduled to fight in this past weekend’s UFC Fight Night 125 co-headliner in Brazil, but Munhoz missed weight by four pounds, and Dodson didn’t agree to such an allowance for a catchweight bout.

UFC 222 takes place March 3 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, and the main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass. However, the full fight card and bout order haven’t been finalized.

Dodson, a former flyweight title challenger, is 2-2 since moving back up to the bantamweight division. In addition to wins over Manny Gamburyan and Eddie Wineland, the 33-year-old Jackson-Wink MMA fighter suffered losses – both came via split decision – to John Lineker and Marlos Moraes.

He meets now Munhoz, a 31-year-old Brazilian who went 1-2 (with one no-contest due to a failed drug test) in his first four UFC fights. However, the former RFA champ has been on a recent roll while going 4-0 with three submission victories and three “Performance of the Night” bonuses, including his recent victory over Rob Font.

The latest UFC 222 card includes:

• Frankie Edgar vs. TBA
• C.B. Dollaway vs. Hector Lombard
• Andrei Arlovski vs. Stefan Struve
• Mackenzie Dern vs. Ashley Yoder
• Ketlen Vieira vs. Cat Zingano
• Sean O’Malley vs. Andre Soukhamthath
• Bryan Caraway vs. Cody Stamann
• Jordan Johnson vs. Adam Milstead
• Beneil Dariush vs. Bobby Green
• John Dodson vs. Pedro Munhoz

For more on UFC 222, visit the UFC Rumors section of the site.