Two heavyweight fights scheduled for UFC 310 have been impacted by withdrawals.
With [autotag]Tallison Teixeira[/autotag] off the Dec. 10 card at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas due to injury, Kennedy Nzechukwu has stepped into the lineup opposite [autotag]Lukasz Brzeski[/autotag]. Additionally, after [autotag]Martin Buday[/autotag] pulled out due to injury, his bout vs. [autotag]Rizvan Kuniev[/autotag] was canceled altogether.
The promotion made both changes official Wednesday. Polish outlet InTheCage.pl first reported the Nzechukwu-Brzeski bout.
Nzechukwu (13-5 MMA, 7-5 UFC) made his promotional heavyweight debut in October when he finished Chris Barnett with strikes in Round 1. The win snapped a two-fight losing skid.
Brzeski (9-5-1 MMA, 1-4 UFC) aims to turn things around after a knockout loss to Mick Parkin in March. The defeat came after his first career UFC win, a unanimous decision over Valter Walker.
With the changes, the UFC 310 lineup includes:
- Alexandre Pantoja vs. Kai Asakura – for flyweight title
- Ian Machado Garry vs. Shavkat Rakhmonov
- Ciryl Gane vs. Alexander Volkov
- Kron Gracie vs. Bryce Mitchell
- Movsar Evloev vs. Aljamain Sterling
- Dominick Reyes vs. Anthony Smith
- Clay Guida vs. Chase Hooper
- Eryk Anders vs. Chris Weidman
- Michael Chiesa vs. Max Griffin
- Themba Gorimbo vs. Vicente Luque
- Cody Durden vs. Joshua Van
- Martin Buday vs. Rizvan Kuniev
- Bryan Battle vs. Randy Brown
- Lukasz Brzeski vs. Kennedy Nzechukwu
- Doo Ho Choi vs. Nate Landwehr
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 310.