After a 1-2 run at flyweight, including a pair of losses in his two most recent fights, Brad Pickett is returning to the bantamweight division.

Pickett (24-10 MMA, 4-5 UFC), who suffered a split-decision defeat to Chico Camus at UFC Fight Night 57 this past month, confirmed the plans with Telegraph Sport.

“I’m going to go back up a weight class,” Pickett, a 36-year-old Englishman, told Telegraph Sport. “The weight cut was tough for me to make, but also the matchups in that weight class are just not that interesting to me. It’s not fun chasing a guy for 15 minutes in the hope he’ll fight you.

“I’m too old for that now. I want to be involved in good fights. A fight I’d like to have at bantamweight is someone like (Takeya Mizugaki). He’s an old veteran, I’m an old veteran, and we’d both slug it out and put on a great fight for the fans. That’s what it’s all about for me now.”

Pickett, who isn’t ranked in the top 15 in the USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA flyweight rankings, is nonetheless no stranger to exciting fights. Since his move from the WEC to the UFC in 2011, he’s earned five fight-night bonuses, including four “Fight of the Night” awards.

Mizugaki (20-8-2 MMA, 7-3 UFC) most recently fought in September, when he suffered a quick 61-second loss to former champ Dominick Cruz. Before the fight, which marked Cruz’s return from a multi-year injury layoff, Mizugaki, who’s ranked No. 10 at 135 pounds, had posted a five-fight winning streak. All of the wins came via decision, but the 30-year-old Japanese fighter often puts on exciting performances.

Pickett had actually fought as heavy as lightweight early in his pro run before a gradual drop in weight during his Zuffa tenure. When some key losses spoiled his title hopes ta bantamweight, he had hoped a move to flyweight might provide new opportunities. However, following the loss to Camus and a previous one to Ian McCall, he’s now moving back up a division.

Currently, neither Pickett nor Mizugaki has been booked for his next fight.

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