The Ultimate Fighter 22 Finale will be headlined by one heck of a featherweight matchup, as former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar (19-4-1 MMA, 13-4-1 UFC) meets three-time title challenger Chad Mendes (17-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC).

Brazilian website Lancenet first reported the booking, and MMAjunkie subsequently confirmed the contest with multiple people with knowledge of the booking who spoke in the condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to publicly discuss such matters. Verbal agreements are in place from both sides, and bout agreements are expected to be finalized soon.

Edgar is currently ranked No. 3 in the latest NOS Energy Drink MMA featherweight rankings, while Mendes checks in at No. 5. Edgar also sits at No. 15 on the latest pound-for-pound list.

UFC officials were not immediately available for comment.

The Ultimate Fighter 22 Finale, which will also conclude the soon-to-debut 22nd season of the “TUF” reality series, takes place on Dec. 11 t a Las Vegas venue yet to be announced and is expected to air on FOX Sports 1 following early prelims on UFC Fight Pass.

Edgar had repeatedly offered his willingness to fight anybody in everybody in the 145-pound division as he seals his second shot at the UFC featherweight title, and “The Answer” certainly backed up his claims by taking on Mendes. Edgar brings a four-fight winning streak to the cage after downing Urijah Faber, Cub Swanson, B.J. Penn and Charles Oliveira.

Meanwhile, Mendes also hopes to secure another shot at the title. He’s fallen short in two previous attempts to unseat current champ Jose Aldo and also suffered a loss to current interim champ Conor McGregor in a bout he took on very short notice at July’s UFC 189 event. Now he looks for redemption and – likely – another title shot with a win.

With the addition to the card, The Ultimate Fighter 22 Finale now includes:

Frankie Edgar vs. Chad Mendes Tony Ferguson vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov Evan Dunham vs. Joe Lauzon Ryan LaFlare vs. Mike Pierce

For more on The Ultimate Fighter 22 Finale, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.