Pedro Munhoz, Dominick Cruz Agree to Meet at UFC 269 in December

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Pedro Munhoz has decided not to move to flyweight just yet.

On Wednesday night, MMA Fighting was the first to report the bantamweight matchup between Munhoz (19-6, 1 NC) and Dominick Cruz (23-3) at UFC 269. Per the report, one that was later confirmed by other outlets, the two have agreed to their Dec. 11 meeting but the contracts have not been signed. Should it come to fruition, Munhoz and Cruz are expected to face off inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Munhoz has lost three of four, with defeats coming to current bantamweight king Aljamain Sterling as well as ex-lightweight champ Frankie Edgar and former featherweight titleholder Jose Aldo. Along the way, he won a thrilling rematch against Jimmie Rivera to even their record to one and one against one another. In his last five appearances, “The Young Punisher” has captured three “Fight of the Night” bonuses.

The inaugural Ultimate Fighting ChampionshipUFC bantamweight champ Cruz returned from an over three-year layoff in 2020 to fight for the belt against Henry Cejudo, and “The Dominator” fell short to suffer the first knockout loss of his career. He came back in March, and he won a split verdict over Casey Kenney. Before losing the strap to Cody Garbrandt in 2016, Cruz prevailed 13 times in a row, racking up wins over names including Demetrious Johnson, T.J. Dillashaw, Urijah Faber twice and Joseph Benavidez two times as well.

UFC 269’s headliner of Charles Oliveira vs. Dustin Poirier for lightweight gold has not been made official by the promotion, but it has been reported to serve as its main event. The co-marquee matchup sees Amanda Nunes defend her bantamweight throne against Julianna Pena, while Brandon Moreno and Deiveson Figueiredo will run it back again to conclude their flyweight championship trilogy.