It didn’t take long for the UFC to rebook [autotag]Jhonata Diniz[/autotag].
Hours after [autotag]Derrick Lewis[/autotag] withdrew from their UFC Fight Night 246 clash scheduled for Saturday in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, the promotion announced it rebooked Diniz (8-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) for UFC 309 vs. [autotag]Marcin Tybura[/autotag] (25-9 MMA, 12-8 UFC).
That event takes place Nov. 16 at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Lewis withdrew due to what the promotion called a “non-weight cut related medical issue.” He nor his team have publicly commented on the matter since his withdrawal late Friday.
Diniz is a former Glory kickboxer who has yet to lose in MMA. After a Dana White’s Contender Series win earned him a contract in 2023, he knocked out Austen Lane in his debut and followed it up with a victory over Karl Williams.
Tybura is nearing his nine-year anniversary with the promotion. He’s become a staple of the UFC heavyweight rankings with wins over Serghei Spivac, Alexandr Romanov, and Tai Tuivasa among others.
With the addition, the UFC 309 lineup includes:
- Champion Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic – for heavyweight title
- Michael Chandler vs. Charles Oliveira – five-round bout
- Viviane Aruajo vs. Karine Silva
- Paul Craig vs. Bo Nickal
- Eryk Anders vs. Chris Weidman
- Jhonata Diniz vs. Marcin Tybura
- Mauricio Ruffy vs. James Llontop
- Nikita Krylov vs. Azamat Murzakanov
- Jonathan Martinez vs. Marcus McGhee
- Damon Jackson vs. Jim Miller
- Lucas Almeida vs. David Onama
- Ramiz Brahimaj vs. Mickey Gall
- Oban Elliott vs. Bassil Hafez
- Veronica Hardy vs. Eduarda Moura
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 309.