Promotion officials announced the pairing on Thursday. UFC on Fox 26 takes place at Bell MTS Place in Winnipeg on Dec. 16 and will also feature a light heavyweight duel between Antonio Rogerio Nogueira and Jared Cannonier. A headliner for the event has not been revealed.
Elliott, a former 125-pound title challenger, is coming off a 49-second submission defeat to Ben Nguyen at UFC Fight Night 110 on June 10. The 30-year-old Missouri native is 3-6 over the course of two separate Octagon tenures.
Scoggins, meanwhile, has suffered back-to-back submission losses to Yuta Sasaki and Pedro Munhoz in his last two outings. “Tank” is 4-4 during his promotional tenure and owns a notable win over current flyweight No. 1 contender Ray Borg.