With Yoel Romero’s withdrawal from UFC on ESPN 15, his fight with Uriah Hall will be rescheduled, resulting in a change of plans for next week’s event in Las Vegas.
The promotion announced Thursday that [autotag]Ovince Saint Preux[/autotag] will fight in the co-main event against [autotag]Alonzo Menifield[/autotag], who is stepping in on short notice for undefeated Shamil Gamzatov. A reason for Gamzatov’s withdrawal was not disclosed.
Menifield (9-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) will look to rebound from his first career loss, a unanimous decision against Devin Clark in June at UFC 250. Prior to that, Menifield, 32, had won nine consecutive fights, all finishes.
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Saint Preux, 37, will return to light heavyweight after a failed attempt at heavyweight in May, when he lost to Ben Rothwell by split decision. Saint Preux (24-14 MMA, 12-9 UFC) has lost three of his last four fights dating back to October 2018.
Also added to UFC on ESPN 15 is a fight between promotional newcomers. [autotag]Carlton Minus[/autotag] (10-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) steps in for Phil Rowe to take on [autotag]Matthew Semelsberger[/autotag] (6-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC).
With the changes, the current UFC on ESPN 15 lineup includes:
- Pedro Munhoz vs. Frankie Edgar
- Alonzo Menifield vs. Ovince Saint Preux
- Angela Hill vs. Michelle Waterson
- Mariya Agapova vs. Shana Dobson
- Mizuki Inoue vs. Amanda Lemos
- Daniel Rodriguez vs. Takashi Sato
- Marcin Prachnio vs. Mike Rodriguez
- Austin Hubbard vs. Joe Solecki
- Mark Striegl vs. Timur Valiev
- Impa Kasanganay vs. Maki Pitolo
- Carlton Minus vs. Matthew Semelsberger