The organization of the middleweight bout was reported by informed sources close to the situation.
Undefeated 33-year-old Aliaskhab Khizriev made a successful UFC debut last March, finishing his compatriot Denis Tuliulin with a second-round rear-naked choke.
Mahmud Muradov, 33, put his career back on track this past July after two straight losses, winning a unanimous decision over Bryan Barberena. Prior to that, Muradov lost by rear-naked choke to Gerald Merschart and also lost by unanimous decision to Caio Borrallo.
Neither fighter is currently ranked in the UFC’s top 15 middleweight division fighters.