UFC
316 has a new addition to the lineup on the week of the
card.
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The Las Vegas-based promotion announced on Monday that MarQuel
Mederos will lock horns with Mark
Choinski in a 155-pound contest on Saturday. Mederos was
supposed to compete against Bolaji Oki
at UFC
Vegas 107 this past Saturday before withdrawing due to
illness.
UFC 316 takes place at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey,
and is headlined by a bantamweight championship rematch between
Merab
Dvalishvili and Sean O’Malley. In the co-main event, Julianna
Pena will defend the bantamweight crown against Kayla
Harrison. The main card airs on pay-per-view via ESPN+
beginning at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT. Prelims broadcast on ESPN+ and
Disney+ at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT before shifting to
ESPN/ESPN+/Disney+ at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.
Mederos has been victorious in 10 of his 11 professional outings.
He has posted victories over Landon
Quinones and Austin
Hubbard in his first two UFC appearances.
Choinski will take an 8-0 record into his promotional debut. He has
fought primarily for Anthony
Pettis FC, earning five of his victories in that promotion.