UFC Saudi Arabia has one other new bout after Joilton Lutterbach examined constructive for a banned substance and is out of his combat towards Shara Magomedov.
The UFC’s first occasion in Saudi Arabia this weekend has seen loads of key adjustments as final week the principle occasion was modified from Robert Whittaker vs. Khamzat Chimaev to Whittaker vs. Ikram Aliskerov. In accordance 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 speculated to face Ikram Aliskerov within the co-main occasion of final weekend’s occasion in his UFC debut. However, on Thursday evening, that combat was scrapped so Aliskerov might headline UFC Saudi Arabia towards Whittaker. Now, Trocoli may even be competing on the cardboard as he’s taking over 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 choice win over Bruno Silva in his UFC debut.
With Trocoli now taking over 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