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Garbrandt-Dillashaw title fight officially set for UFC 217

Mark J. Rebilas / USA TODAY

The much-anticipated UFC bantamweight championship fight is back on.

Titleholder Cody Garbrandt will face off with former champ T.J. Dillashaw at UFC 217 at New York's Madison Square Garden on Nov. 4, the UFC announced.

The bout was originally scheduled for UFC 213 on July 8, but was called off due to a back injury to Garbrandt.

Formerly teammates on Team Alpha Male, Dillashaw left the camp in late 2015, leading to the brewing rivalry between he and Garbrandt.

Dillashaw lost the division title to Dominick Cruz in January 2016. Garbrandt took the title from Cruz at UFC 207 in December.

Garbrandt is riding a six-fight winning streak in the UFC, while Dillashaw has taken two decision victories since losing the belt.

A middleweight bout between Johny Hendricks and Paulo Borrachinha and a heavyweight fight featuring Aleksei Oleinik and Curtis Blaydes were also added to the MSG card.

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