UFC Saudi Arabia has one other new bout after Joilton Lutterbach examined constructive for a banned substance and is out of his combat in opposition to Shara Magomedov.
The UFC’s first occasion in Saudi Arabia this weekend has seen loads of key modifications as final week the principle occasion was modified from Robert Whittaker vs. Khamzat Chimaev to Whittaker vs. Ikram Aliskerov. In keeping with Tapology, seven fights have been modified or canceled.
On Wednesday, Lutterbach who stepped up on brief discover to face Magomedov at UFC Saudi Arabia took to Instagram to announce he’s out of his combat after testing constructive for a banned substance.
“Sorry guys, the doping fee canceled my combat due to a substance present in my urine,” Lutterbach wrote on Instagram.
After Joilton Lutterbach made the announcement that he’s out of his UFC Saudi Arabia combat, UFC CEO Dana White introduced that Antonio Trocoli stepped up on three days’ discover to face Shara Magomedov.
Antonio Trocoli was purported to face Ikram Aliskerov within the co-main occasion of final weekend’s occasion in his UFC debut. However, on Thursday night time, that combat was scrapped so Aliskerov may headline UFC Saudi Arabia in opposition to Whittaker. Now, Trocoli may also be competing on the cardboard as he’s taking up Magomedov.
Trocoli is 12-3 and one NC as a professional however has not fought since November of 2021 when he scored a first-round submission on the Brazilian regional scene. Magomedov, in the meantime, is 12-0 and coming off a call win over Bruno Silva in his UFC debut.
With Trocoli now taking up Magomedov, UFC Saudi Arabia is as follows:
Robert Whittaker vs. Ikram Aliskerov
Sergei Pavlovich vs. Alexander Volkov
Kelvin Gastelum vs. Daniel Rodriguez
Shara Magomedov vs. Antonio Trocoli
Johnny Walker vs. Volkan Oezdemir
Nasrat Haqparast vs. Jared Gordon
Muhammad Naimov vs. Felipe Lima
Rinat Fakhretdinov vs. Nicolas Dalby
Muin Gafurov vs. Kyung Ho Kang
Magomed Gadzhiyasulov vs. Brendson Ribeiro
Lengthy Xiao vs. Chang Ho Lee
