Former Bellator MMA bantamweight champion Patrick Mix has a date and a dance partner for his Ultimate Fighting Championship debut.

The Las Vegas-based promotion announced on Saturday that Mix will square off against Mario Bautista in a main card bout at UFC 316 on June 7. UFC 316 takes place at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, and is headlined by a 135-pound championship rematch between Merab Dvalishvili and Sean O'Malley. In the co-main event Julianna Pena will defend the women's bantamweight crown against Kayla Harrison.

Mix was granted his Professional Fighters League release earlier this week and was in attendance at UFC Vegas 106 at the UFC Apex on Saturday night. "Patchy" last appeared at Bellator Champions Series Paris in May 2024, when he took a split-decision win over Magomed Magomedov in a rematch. The former King of the Cage title holder went 9-1 in Bellator -- with his lone loss coming at the hands of Juan Archuleta. He owns notable victories against the likes of Magomedov (twice), Sergio Pettis, Raufeon Stots, Kyoji Horiguchi and James Gallagher.

Bautista will take a seven-bout UFC winning streak into the matchup with Mix. Most recently, the 31-year-old MMA Lab product took a grinding split-decision triumph over Jose Aldo at UFC 307 this past October.