A few modifications are coming to the UFC Vegas 86 card this weekend.
On Tuesday, UFC announced that Melsik Baghdasaryan is out of his deliberate featherweight matchup with Hyder Amil, and that Albert Duraev is out of his scheduled middleweight bout towards Robert Bryczek. Of their stead, Fernie Garcia might be stepping for injured Baghdasaryan, whereas Ihor Potieria steps in for Duraev, who had visa points.
Garcia (10-4) joined the UFC in 2022 off of Contender Sequence, however has struggled to make a lot of an impression within the octagon, dropping all three of his bouts. Amil can also be a Contender Sequence standout, incomes a contract from his look on the present final 12 months. This might be his UFC debut.
Like Garcia, Potieria (19-5) entered the UFC in 2022 off of a formidable Contender Sequence displaying, however he’s additionally struggled to make waves contained in the octagon. Potieria is 1-3 within the promotion, with all three of his losses coming by means of knockout. Bryczek, in the meantime, might be making his UFC debut.
UFC Vegas 86 takes place this Saturday on the UFC Apex, headlined by a middleweight matchup between Jack Hermansson and Joe Pyfer.
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