An undisclosed injury has forced Derek
Brunson to withdraw from a proposed middleweight clash against
Jack
Hermansson at
UFC on ESPN 42.
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As a result, Roman
Dolidze will step in against Hermansson on the Dec. 3 card.
ESPN was first to report the new booking. UFC on ESPN 42 takes
place at the Amway Center in Orlando, Fla., and is headlined by a
welterweight showdown between Stephen
Thompson and Kevin
Holland.
Dolidze has won five of his first six Octagon apppearances, with
his lone defeat coming against Trevin
Giles at UFC on ESPN 21 in March 2021. Most recently, the
Xtreme Couture representative defeated Phil Hawes
via first-round KO at UFC Fight Night 213 on Oct. 29.
Hermansson, meanwhile, has won two of his last three promotional
outings. “The Joker” last competed at UFC Fight Night 208, where he
took a three-round verdict over Chris
Curtis on July 23.