Two middleweight notables will meet in November at UFC 205.

Former champion Chris Weidman (13-1 MMA, 9-1 UFC) and fellow contender Yoel Romero (12-1 MMA, 7-0 UFC) are slated to fight at the event.

Although UFC officials haven’t made a formal announcement regarding any fights on the fall card, people close to the event told MMAjunkie that the bout has been finalized. The people spoke on the condition of anonymity since they’re not authorized to announce the matchup.

The long-rumored bout features two highly ranked contenders; Weidman is No. 3 in the USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA middleweight rankings, and Romero is No. 4.

UFC 205 takes place Nov. 12 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The event airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass, though the bout order hasn’t been finalized.

Weidman vs. Romero is expected to be part of the main card but not headline it.

Weidman fights for the first time since losing his belt to Luke Rockhold (who later lost it to Michael Bisping) in December. The 32-year-old New Yorker, who’s been on the sidelines due to a neck injury, suffered his first career loss in the title defeat. Before then, he had defeated a string of notables – Anderson Silva, Lyoto Machida and Vitor Belfort – during his title reign.

Romero, meanwhile, recently completed a six-month suspension for a failed drug test due to a tainted supplement. Before the suspension, the 39-year-old Cuban Olympic silver-medal wrestler won seven consecutive UFC fights – five via knockout. In his most recent bout, he followed up a knockout victory over Machida with a split-decision win over Ronaldo Souza (most media outlets scored the fight for Souza, via MMADecisions.com).

The Weidman-Romero winner is likely to get a title shot.

The latest UFC 205 card now includes:

Yoel Romero Chris Weidman

Rashad Evans vs. Tim Kennedy

Thiago Alves vs. Al Iaquinta

Marcos Rogerio de Lima vs. Gian Villante

Donald Cerrone vs. Kelvin Gastelum

For more on UFC 205, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.