A bantamweight bout between Cody Garbrant vs. Takeya Mizugaki is currently being targeted for UFC 202 in Las Vegas.

MMAFighting was the first to report the bout.

Garbrandt (9-0), Team Alpha Male product, will look to continue his string of dominance. In his most recent effort, “No Love” starched then undefeated Thomas Almeida with a first round knockout in the main event of UFC Fight Night 88 last month, earning his first Performance of the Night bonus in the process To date, all but one of his wins have come by way of (T)KO.

Mizugaki (21-9-2) was last seen snapping his two fight losing skid with a decision over fellow UFC veteran George Roop in September. He previously suffered back-to-back stoppage losses to Aljamain Sterling and reigning champion Dominick Cruz.

UFC 202 is currently scheduled to go down Aug. 20 at the T-Mobile Arena Las Vegas. A welterweight rematch between Conor McGregor vs. Nate Diaz will serve as the main event.

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