The organization of the fight was reported by informed sources close to the situation.
In March this year, Garbrandt got his career back on track with a unanimous decision win over Trevin Jones. Prior to this, the former UFC champion suffered two defeats in a row, losing by unanimous decision to Rob Font, and losing by technical knockout to Kai Cara-France.
Mario Bautista is on a four win streak in the UFC, finishing with a rear naked choke Guido Cannetti in his last fight.