Eddie Wineland has a return date for 2021.
Wineland, a former WEC champion, and John Castaneda have verbally agreed to a bantamweight bout for UFC Fight Night on Feb. 20.
Two people with knowledge of the situation informed MMA Junkie of the impending booking Monday but asked to remain anonymous since the UFC has yet to make an announcment.
For Wineland (24-14-1 MMA, 6-8 UFC), this will mark his 40th professional fight since making his debut in early 2003. The seasoned veteran last fought in June, losing to Sean O’Malley by first-round knockout. Prior to the setback, Wineland had a TKO win over Grigory Popov. The 36-year-old Wineland has fought once a year since 2017.
Meanwhile, Castaneda (17-5 MMA, 0-1 UFC) looks to follow up on an unsuccessful UFC debut. The 28-year-old took a short-notice fight with Nathaniel Wood back in July for his first outing with the promotion.
With this addition, the updated Feb. 20 lineup includes:
- Chris Daukaus vs. Aleksei Oleinik
- Danny Chavez vs. Jared Gordon
- Shana Dobson vs. Casey O’Neill
- Eddie Wineland vs. John Castaneda
