Heavyweights Matt Mitrione and Tim Hague are expected to meet on the UFC's yet-to-be-announced Jan. 22 card.
Sources close to the fight confirmed the news to MMA Fighting on Sunday, saying both fighters have agreed to the matchup and have signed bout agreements.
The card is expected to be a Fight Night "Fight for the Troops" card at Fort Hood, Texas. The UFC has traditionally held a Spike TV Fight Night card in January, and Spike is expected to broadcast the main card.
Mitrione (3-0, 3-0 UFC) is coming off a unanimous decision win over Joey Beltran in front of his home fans at UFC 119 in Indianapolis in September. That win moved the veteran of Season 10 of "The Ultimate Fighter," and former NFL lineman, to 3-0 in the UFC. His first two wins were knockouts of Marcus Jones and Kimbo Slice.
Hague (12-4, 1-3 UFC) will rejoin the UFC after two fights outside the promotion, both victories. After winning his promotional debut at UFC 98 against Pat Barry, Hague lost to Todd Duffee, Chris Tuchscherer and Beltran. But with wins over TUF 10 contestant Zak Jensen and former UFC fighter Travis Wiuff for Canadian promotion Aggression MMA, Hague has worked his way back in.
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