Orion Cosce has been forced out of UFC 255 and Rodriguez (13-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) will now step in to face Nicolas Dalby on Nov. 21, multiple people with knowledge of the booking told MMA Junkie on Thursday. They asked to remain anonymous since the promotion has yet to make an official announcement.
With the change, the latest UFC 255 lineup includes:
Champ Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Alex Perez – for flyweight title
Champ Valentina Shevchenko vs. Jennifer Maia – for women’s flyweight title
Mike Perry vs. Tim Means
Cynthia Calvillo vs. Katlyn Chookagian
Brandon Moreno vs. Brandon Royval
Paul Craig vs. Mauricio Rua
Ariane Lipski vs. Antonina Shevchenko
Jared Gooden vs. Alan Jouban
Joaquin Buckley vs. Jordan Wright
Kyle Daukaus vs. Dustin Stoltzfus
Nicolas Dalby vs. Daniel Rodriguez