It didn’t take lengthy for the UFC to rebook Jhonata Diniz.
Hours after Derrick Lewis withdrew from their UFC Battle Night time 246 conflict scheduled for Saturday in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, the promotion introduced it rebooked Diniz (8-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) for UFC 309 vs. Marcin Tybura (25-9 MMA, 12-8 UFC).
That occasion takes place Nov. 16 at Madison Sq. Backyard in New York.
Lewis withdrew on account of what the promotion known as a “non-weight minimize associated medical challenge.” He nor his group have publicly commented on the matter since his withdrawal late Friday.
Diniz is a former Glory kickboxer who has but to lose in MMA. After a Dana White’s Contender Sequence win earned him a contract in 2023, he knocked out Austen Lane in his debut and adopted it up with a victory over Karl Williams.
Tybura is nearing his nine-year anniversary with the promotion. He’s grow to be a staple of the UFC heavyweight rankings with wins over Serghei Spivac, Alexandr Romanov, and Tai Tuivasa amongst others.
With the addition, the UFC 309 lineup consists of:
- Champion Jon Jones vs. Stipe Miocic – for heavyweight title
- Michael Chandler vs. Charles Oliveira – five-round bout
- Viviane Aruajo vs. Karine Silva
- Paul Craig vs. Bo Nickal
- Eryk Anders vs. Chris Weidman
- Jhonata Diniz vs. Marcin Tybura
- Mauricio Ruffy vs. James Llontop
- Nikita Krylov vs. Azamat Murzakanov
- Jonathan Martinez vs. Marcus McGhee
- Damon Jackson vs. Jim Miller
- Lucas Almeida vs. David Onama
- Ramiz Brahimaj vs. Mickey Gall
- Oban Elliott vs. Bassil Hafez
- Veronica Hardy vs. Eduarda Moura
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