It would seem that the session of a game of seat juggling for Mirsad Bektic is over, and he at long last has a rival during the current week.
Bektic (10-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) now will confront Russell Doane (14-6 MMA, 2-3 UFC) in a featherweight battle at UFC 204 on Saturday. UFC authorities declared the change early today.
Doane ventures in for Jeremy Kennedy (9-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC), who had ventured in for the harmed Arnold Allen (11-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC). Kennedy's expulsion went ahead that day he was reported for the battle.
UFC 204 happens Oct. 8 at Manchester Arena in Manchester, England. The primary card pretense on pay-per-view taking after prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass.
Bektic is No. 15 in the most recent USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA featherweight rankings; Doane is unranked. The battle is booked to commence the primary card.
Doane might put his UFC work on hold in the battle. He is on a three-battle losing slide after an accommodation misfortune to Pedro Munhoz at UFC Fight Night 90 in July in Las Vegas. Preceding that, he had successive choice misfortunes to Jerrod Sanders and Iuri Alcantara. He had begun his UFC residency 2-0 with a reward winning accommodation of L eandro Issa at UFC Fight Night 34 and a choice over Marcus Brimage at UFC 175.
Bektic is 3-0 since joining the UFC with choice triumphs over Chas Skelly and Paul Redmond, and also a late TKO win over Lucas Martins. The 25-year-old Bosnian warrior, who's beforehand went after Victory FC, RFA and Titan FC, comes back from a 16-month harm cutback when he battles at UFC 204.
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