UFC Edmonton is getting a shake up.
UFC Edmonton takes place at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Canada on Nov. 2 and was purported to function a top-15 heavyweight matchup between Derrick Lewis and Alexander Romanov; nonetheless, the UFC determined to combine issues up as Lewis will now face Jhonata Diniz. The information was first reported by Laerte Viana and later confirmed to MMA Combating with a number of sources.
At present No. 11 within the UFC heavyweight rankings, Lewis is likely one of the hottest fighters on the UFC roster and the promotional chief in knockouts with 15. Most just lately he knocked out Rodrigo Nascimento at UFC St. Louis.
A former Glory kickboxer, Diniz made his UFC debut in April after being signed off the Contender Collection, knocking out Austen Lane. He then gained a unanimous resolution over Karl Williams at UFC Vegas 95 to maneuver to 2-0 within the promotion.
There’s no phrase but on why the change was made as MMA Combating confirmed that Romanov will in reality keep on the cardboard, and is now anticipated to as a substitute sq. off with Rodrigo Nascimento.
At present No. 12 within the UFC heavyweight rankings, Romanov made his UFC debut in 2020 and shortly amassed 5 wins within the group earlier than falling quick towards Marcin Tybura at UFC 278. Since then he’s gone 1-2, most just lately shedding to Jailton Almeida at UFC 302 in June.
The No. 15-ranked heavyweight within the UFC, Nascimento had an up-and-down begin to his UFC profession earlier than rattling off three straight wins to earn a rating. Most just lately, he misplaced to Lewis by way of third-round knockout again at UFC St. Louis.
UFC Edmonton can be headlined by a ladies’s flyweight bout between Erin Blanchfield and former two-time strawweight champion Rose Namajunas.
Mike Heck and Damon Martin contributed to this report.
