Saturday’s UFC event has seen another short-notice change, as Mark Striegl has been taken out of his bout against Timur Valiev and has been replaced by Trevin Jones. News of Striegl’s departure was first reported by Nolan King of MMA Junkie, with the following report about Jones coming from Igor Lazorin.
Jones will be making his UFC debut, competing against Valiev after over a year’s absence from competitive MMA. His last fight was in May of 2019, defeating Takafumi Otsuka on a DEEP Impact card.
Valiev will also be making his UFC debut. His resume is an impressive one, carrying a six-fight winning streak into the cage including four wins in high-level promotion PFL.
UFC’s card on Saturday has now underwent numerous changes within it’s fight week. The main event has been kept intact, with that bout being a battle between Frankie Edgar and Pedro Munhoz. Here’s how the entire card looks, which is set to take place from the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Bout 11: Pedro Munhoz (18-4) vs. Frankie Edgar (23-8-1) (Bantamweight)
Bout 10: Ovince St. Preux (24-14) vs. Alonzo Menifield (9-1) (Light Heavyweight)
Bout 9: Mike Rodriguez (10-4) vs. Marcin Pachnio (13-4) (Light Heavyweight)
Bout 8: Mariya Agapova (9-1) vs. Shana Dobson (3-4) (Flyweight)
Bout 7: Takashi Sato (16-3) vs. Daniel Rodriguez (12-1) (Welterweight)
Bout 6: Mizuki (14-5) vs. Amanda Lemos (7-1-1) (Strawweight)
Bout 5: Austin Hubbard (12-4) vs. Joe Solecki (9-2) (Lightweight)
Bout 4: Jordan Wright (10-0) vs. Isaac Villanueva (16-10) (Light Heavyweight)
Bout 3: Matthew Semelsberger (6-2) vs. Carlton Minus (10-1) (Welterweight)
Bout 2: Dwight Grant (10-2) vs. Calen Born (7-1) (Welterweight)
Bout 1: Trevin Jones (12-6) vs. Timur Valiev (16-2) (Bantamweight)
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