Page-Mizugaki on Tap for WEC 45

Bantamweight contenders Damacio Page and Takeya Mizugaki have agreed to meet at WEC 45 on Dec. 19 in Las Vegas, a source close to the bout has confirmed to Sherdog.com.

The matchup is expected to help shape the title picture for the promotion’s 135-pound division.

Page (12-4) has won his last two fights in impressive fashion -- a devastating knockout over highly regarded Marcos Galvao and a slick submission over WEC newcomer Will Campuzano -- since losing to eventual division champ Brian Bowles in August of last year. The 27- year-old hails from acclaimed trainer Greg Jackson’s gym in Albuquerque, N.M.

Mizugaki, 25, put on a show for fans at WEC 40 in April when he took then-champion Miguel Torres to the final bell in what was one of the more memorable fights of 2009. A native of Kanagawa, Japan, he sports a 12-3-2 record and is returning to the cage after a hard-fought victory over MMA veteran Jeff Curran.

WEC 45 will likely be hosted at The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino or The Pearl at The Palms Casino.

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