WHAT A DEBUT!!! @JustinJaynesMMA wastes no time at #UFCVegas3. pic.twitter.com/Hlk10FLw5Z
— UFC (@ufc) June 20, 2020Justin Jaynes has agreed to step in on less than one week’s notice and face Devote Smith at UFC Fight Night 184.
Jaynes replaces Alex da Silva Coelho, who withdrew from the lightweight contest due to undisclosed reasons. MMAjunkie.com was first to report the change. UFC Fight Night 184 takes place on Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and is headlined by a heavyweight tilt between Alistair Overeem and Alexander Volkov. The card streams in its entirety on ESPN+.Jaynes made a big first impression in his Octagon debut, as he knocked out Frank Camacho in 41 seconds at UFC on ESPN 11 last June. The Xtreme Couture representative didn’t fare as well in his next two outings, as he was submitted by Gavin Tucker at UFC Fight Night 174 and knocked out by Gabriel Benitez at UFC on ESPN 19. “Guitar Hero” is 16-6 since beginning hi…