A scheduled light heavyweight bout between Alonzo Menifield and William Knight is off the UFC Fight Night card on Saturday due to a positive COVID-19 test, the promotion confirmed Thursday. The bout will be rescheduled for UFC 260 on March 27. Menifield (9-2) is looking to snap a two-fight losing streak, while Knight (10-1) has won three straight.
Per sources, UFC has signed former Contender Series contestant Ramazan Kuramagomedov (8-0) to face Alex 'Cowboy' Oliveira at UFC Fight Night on Saturday on short notice. Oliveira lost his original opponent Randy Brown earlier this week.
Fun matchup here ... Gavin Tucker (13-1) has replaced Ryan Hall in a featherweight bout against Dan Ige (14-3) on the UFC Fight Night event on March 13 in Las Vegas.