The UFC has signed one other former Cage Warriors champion, and his first project is true across the nook.
Jordan Vucenic (13-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC) has signed with the promotion, the UFC introduced Friday, and can step in on quick discover to tackle Guram Kutateladze (12-4 MMA, 1-2 UFC) in a light-weight bout at UFC on ABC 7 subsequent week. Vucenic takes the spot of Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady (15-4 MMA, 0-1 UFC), who needed to pull out attributable to an harm.
Vucenic was Cage Warriors’ featherweight champion, however fought 10 kilos up in his most up-to-date win simply this previous Saturday – a first-round submission of Adrian Kepa at Cage Warriors 174. It was his fourth straight win, all 4 of which have been by submission.
UFC on ABC 7 (ABC, ESPN, ESPN+) takes place Aug. 3 at Etihad Enviornment in Abu Dhabi.
With the change, the UFC on ABC 7 lineup now consists of:
MAIN CARD (ABC/ESPN+, 3 p.m. ET)
- Cory Sandhagen vs. Umar Nurmagomedov
- Shara Magomedov vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk
- Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Marlon Vera
- Michael Chiesa vs. Tony Ferguson
- Mackenzie Dern vs. Crazy Godinez
- Joel Alvarez vs. Elves Brener
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN2/ESPN+, midday ET)
- Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady vs. Jordan Vucenic
- Alonzo Menifield vs. Azamat Murzakanov
- Viktoriia Dudakova vs. Sam Hughes
- Rolando Bedoya vs. Jai Herbert
- Sedriques Dumas vs. Denis Tiuliulin
- Kaue Fernandes vs. Mohammad Yahya
- Shamil Gaziev vs. Don’Story Mayes
- Thiago Moises vs. Myktybek Orolbai
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