Former UFC bantamweight champion is scheduled to return at UFC 178 on September 27th as he will meet Takeya Mizugaki.
The fight booking was initially reported by ESPN.com and was later confirmed by the UFC.
UFC 178 will come from an unknown venue in Las Vegas on September 27th and will be headlined by Jon Jones defending the light heavyweight title against Alexander Gustafsson.
Cruz (19-1) has been out of action since late 2011 when he defeated Demetrious Johnson to retain the UFC bantamweight title. He was stripped of the title at the beginning of this year after being unable to face Renan Barao in a title unification bout at UFC 169.
Mizugaki (20-7-2) is currently on a five fight winning streak and all of those wins have come by decision. His most recent win came on Memorial Day weekend at UFC 173 as he defeated Francisco Rivera.
The current UFC 178: Jones vs. Gustafsson II fight card is below.
Jon Jones (20-1) vs. Alexander Gustafsson (16-2)
Tim Kennedy (18-4) vs. Yoel Romero (8-1)
Dominick Cruz (19-1) vs. Takeya Mizugaki (20-7-2)