Austin Bashi, beaten by Jose Delgado in July, faces Carlos Calderon at UFC Vegas 124
Fury FC featherweight champion Calderon will make his UFC debut on four days' notice in Las Vegas on Saturday, arriving on a three-fight win streak.
Austin Bashi has a new opponent for Saturday's UFC Vegas 124 at Meta APEX in Las Vegas, with Fury FC featherweight champion Carlos Calderon stepping in just four days before fight night.
Calderon (11-4, 1 NC) replaces Lucas Brennan, who suffered a torn ACL. The change keeps Bashi (14-2) on a card that has already lost its original main event.
Calderon, nicknamed "The Chief", has won five of his past six fights. His most recent outing was the first successful defence of his Fury FC title, a five-round unanimous decision over Lorram Esteves in October.
Bashi joined the UFC through Dana White's Contender Series in 2024 and needs a win after a loss last time out. His undefeated record went in a defeat to Christian Rodriguez, and he followed that with a first-round submission of John Yannis before dropping a decision to Jose Delgado in July.
Sean Brady's injury forced him out of the scheduled headliner against Gabriel Bonfim, leaving a heavyweight bout between Waldo Cortes-Acosta and Johnny Walker as the new main event. Strawweight title contenders Tatiana Suarez and Virna Jandiroba meet in the co-main event.
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