[autotag]Cody Stamann[/autotag] has drawn a new opponent.
With Merab Dvalishvili unable to partake in a fight due to complications stemming from COVID-19, Stamann (19-3-1 MMA, 5-2-1 UFC) will now face [autotag]Andre Ewell[/autotag] at UFC Fight Night on Feb. 6, which is expected to take place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Both fighters recently announced the matchup on their respective Instagram pages. BJPenn.com was the first to report the news.
After a 3-0 start off his UFC tenure, Stamann has put forth mixed results in the cage. At UFC 250 in June, he picked up a unanimous decision win over Brian Kelleher, but fell short to Jimmie Rivera at UFC on ESPN 13 in July.
The winner of three of his past four, Ewell (17-6 MMA, 4-2 UFC) is coming off back-to-back split decision wins over Jonathan Martinez and, in his most recent outing, Irwin Rivera at UFC Fight Night 178 in September.
With the change, the UFC Fight Night lineup for Feb. 6 now includes:
- Frankie Edgar vs. Cory Sandhagen
- Alistair Overeem vs. Alexander Volkov
- Macy Chiasson vs. Marion Reneau
- Molly McCann vs. Lara Procopio
- Macy Chiasson vs. Marion Reneau
- Aliaskhab Khizriev vs. TBA
- Julio Arce vs. Timur Valiev
- Collin Anglin vs. Seungwoo Choi
- Clay Guida vs. Michael Johnson
- Beneil Dariush vs. Diego Ferreira
- Alex da Silva vs. Devonte Smith
- Danilo Marques vs. Mike Rodriguez
- Nicco Montano vs. Karol Rosa
- Manel Kape vs. Alexandre Pantoja
- Andre Ewell vs. Cody Stamann
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