Late UFC 322 change: Malcolm Wellmaker lands new opponent hours earlier than weigh-ins

Hopefully, the third title is the attraction for Malcolm Wellmaker.

There was a late change to the UFC 322 lineup as Wellmaker (10-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) now has a brand new opponent simply hours earlier than stepping on the dimensions to compete at Saturday’s occasion at Madison Sq. Backyard in New York (pay-per-view, ESPNews/Disney+/FX, ESPN+). Ethyn Ewing will change Cody Haddon, making the third opponent Wellmaker has been booked to face on the occasion. MMA Junkie confirmed the information following a primary report from Eurosport NL.

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Initially, Wellmaker was set to face Serhiy Sidey (12-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC), who was compelled out as a consequence of harm. Haddon (8-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) stepped up as a alternative, however as a consequence of a battle week harm, was compelled out of the bout simply hours earlier than weigh-ins. Ewing (8-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC) will fill in to make his UFC debut on extremely quick discover.

Wellmaker’s UFC debut in April was over in underneath two minutes, as he knocked out Cameron Saaiman with a proper hook. A couple of months later, in June, he landed the identical punch to place Kris Moutinho out halfway via the opening spherical. Each finishes earned bonuses, making for a powerful first-year marketing campaign.

Ewing, who simply recorded a first-round knockout ultimately Friday’s Urijah Faber’s A1 Fight 32, will get proper again to motion underneath the UFC’s vivid lights at one of the well-known arenas on this planet. He is available in on an eight-fight successful streak, consisting of seven knockout stoppages.