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UFC Signs Unbeaten Finishing Machine for Short-Notice Fight on Saturday's UFC Card
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UFC Signs Unbeaten Finishing Machine for Short-Notice Fight on Saturday's UFC Card

MMA Knockout On SI·Drew Beaupre·20 days ago
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A very late change to this Saturday’s UFC card has produced a new matchup that will see two undefeated fighters make their respective UFC debuts. Following last Saturday’s UFC 328 card that saw Sean Strickland upset Khamzat Chimaev to reclaim the middleweight title in the night’s final bout, the UFC returns home to Las Vegas this weekend for a UFC Fight Night event headlined by featherweight contenders Arnold Allen and Melquizael Costa. The event was at full capacity with 14 scheduled bouts as of the start of fight week, but Marcel Dorff and Nolan King were the first to report that both Trey Ogden and Nicolas Dalby have been forced out of their matchups with Tommy Gannt and Jeremiah Wells due to injury. Artur Minev Gets Call for Short-Notice UFC Debut There’s still be no word on if the UFC will be able to find a new opponent for Wells on short notice, but Dorff did announce that the promotion has signed undefeated lightweight prospect Artur Minev to step in and debut against Gantt this weekend.…

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