UFC 258 is just five days away, but the promotion has added another fight to the lineup.
[autotag]Andre Ewell[/autotag] and [autotag]Chris Gutierrez[/autotag] will square off at the event Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The fight will take place at a 140-pound catchweight.
Two people with knowledge of the matchup confirmed the booking to MMA Junkie after an Instagram post by Gutierrez’s gym Factory X mentioned it. The people asked to remain anonymous since the promotion has yet to make an official announcement.
Ewell (17-6 MMA, 4-2 UFC) was supposed to compete at this past Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 184, but was removed from the card when he presented a positive COVID-19 test – despite presenting two negative follow-up tests. Ewell currently is riding a two-fight winning streak with wins over Irwin Rivera and Jonathan Martinez.
Gutierrez (15-3-2 MMA, 3-1-1 UFC) has not competed since a draw with Cody Durden this past August. That snapped a three-fight winning streak for Gutierrez with victories over Vince Morales, Geraldo de Freitas and Ryan MacDonald.
With the addition, the UFC 258 lineup now includes:
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
- Champ Kamaru Usman vs. Gilbert Burns – for welterweight title
- Maycee Barber vs. Alexa Grasso
- Kelvin Gastelum vs. Ian Heinisch
- Pedro Munhoz vs. Jimmie Rivera
- Julian Marquez vs. Maki Pitolo
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN, ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)
- Bobby Green vs. Jim Miller
- Anthony Hernandez vs. Rodolfo Vieira
- Dhiego Lima vs. Belal Muhammad
- Mallory Martin vs. Polyana Viana
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6:15 p.m. ET)
- Brian Kelleher vs. Ricky Simon
- Gabe Green vs. Phil Rowe
- Miranda Maverick vs. Gillian Robertson
- Andre Ewell vs. Chris Gutierrez
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