With the recent cancellation of a UFC 201 bout, Saturday’s fight card has undergone some subsequent changes.
UFC 201 takes place at Philips Arena in Atlanta, and the main card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FS2 and UFC Fight Pass.
As MMAjunkie reported on Thursday, Justin Scoggins (11-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC) was forced off the card due to weight-cutting issues. His bout with fellow flyweight Ian McCall (13-5-1 MMA, 2-3-1 UFC) has been pulled from the card.
The open main-card slot now goes to 125-pounders Ryan Benoit (8-4 MMA, 1-2 UFC) and Fredy Serrano (3-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC), who kick off the PPV broadcast.
Their slot on the FS2 prelims now goes to heavyweights Damian Grabowski (20-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) and Anthony Hamilton (14-5 MMA, 2-3 UFC), who have been promoted from the UFC Fight Pass prelims.
UFC 201 now kicks off at 7 p.m. ET (4 p.m. PT) with a pair of UFC Fight Pass prelims. The FS2 prelims begins at 8 p.m. ET, and the PPV main card follows at 10 p.m. ET.
The official UFC 201 card now includes:
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
- Champ Robbie Lawler vs. Tyron Woodley – for welterweight title
- Karolina Kowalkiewicz vs. Rose Namajunas
- Matt Brown vs. Jake Ellenberger
- Erik Perez vs. Francisco Rivera
- Ryan Benoit vs. Fredy Serrano
PRELIMINARY CARD (FS2, 8 p.m. ET)
- Ed Herman vs. Nikita Krylov
- Jorge Masvidal vs. Ross Pearson
- Damian Grabowski vs. Anthony Hamilton
- Wilson Reis vs. Hector Sandoval
PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 7 p.m. ET)
- Michael Graves vs. Bojan Velickovic
- Cesar Arzamendia vs. Damien Brown
For more on UFC 201, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.
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