Charles
Johnson will replace the injured Nathan
Maness and take on Azat Maksum
on a month’s notice at
UFC Fight Night 235.
Advertisement
Maness was scheduled to take on Maksum in a flyweight bout on Feb.
3 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Johnson has reportedly agreed to
step up on short notice, according to MMAjunkie.com. The matchup has not been
officially announced by the promotion.
Johnson has lost three straight within the Las Vegas-based
promotion, including a unanimous decision defeat against Rafael
Estevam in his most recent appearance at UFC Fight Night 232
this past November. He is 2-4 in UFC competition overall.
A former Octagon Promotion flyweight champ, Maksum notched a split
decision win over flyweight veteran Tyson Nam in
his promotional debut at UFC on ESPN 49 in July.
UFC Fight Night 235 is headlined by a middleweight meeting between
ranked Roman
Dolidze and ranked Nassourdine
Imavov. Meanwhile, the co-main event will feature a lightweight
showdown between Drew Dober
and the returning Renato
Carneiro, who has been out of action for more than a year due
to a knee injury.