UFC
Fight Night 232 has undergone a couple of changes less than a
week before Saturday’s card.
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Christian
Leroy Duncan (8-1) was originally scheduled to welcome
undefeated Brazilian debutant Cesar
Almeida (4-0) to the Octagon at Saturday’s event at the UFC
Apex. However, Almeida withdrew due to an infection and has now
been replaced by Russia’s Denis
Tiuliulin (10-8).
Duncan is coming off the first professional loss of his career via
unanimous decision against Armen
Petrosyan in June. The former Cage Warriors middleweight champ
will look to return to the win column with a decisive victory over
Tiuliulin, who is on a two-fight skid with a 1-3 promotional record
so far.
The update was first reported by Vestnik MMA on
Instagram and subsequently confirmed by multiple outlets.
Meanwhile, promotional newcomer Jonny
Parsons (9-3) has withdrawn from his scheduled welterweight
clash against Uros Medic
(9-1) due to undisclosed reasons. Parsons will be replaced by
Kyrgyzstan native Myktybek
Orolbai (11-1), who will make his UFC debut on less than a
week’s notice. The matchup was first announced by
Orolbai’s team.
Fresh off a one-punch knockout win over Hayward
Charles in October, Orolbai is a former Legacy Fighting
Alliance star riding a six-fight knockout streak. Meanwhile, Medic
is coming off back-to-back finishes over Omar
Morales and Matthew
Semelsberger.