Thomas Almeida will still get to compete on “Fight Island,” but it will be one week later than originally expected.
Alejandro Perez has been forced out of the UFC’s Oct. 10 event due to a positive COVID-19 test and Jonathan Martinez (12-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC) will now step in to face Almeida (21-3 MMA, 5-3 UFC) one week later at UFC on ESPN+ 38, which takes place at Yas Island in Abu Dhabi.
With the addition, the UFC on ESPN+ 38 lineup includes:
Brian Ortega vs. Chan Sung Jung Ante Delija vs. Ciryl Gane Jessica Andrade vs. Katlyn Chookagian Modestas Bukauskas vs. Jimmy Crute Thomas Almeida vs. Jonathan Martinez David Zawada vs. opponent TBA Mateusz Gamrot vs. Guram Kutateladze Poliana Botelho vs. Gillian Robertson James Krause vs. Claudio Silva Jun Yong Park vs. John Phillips Jamie Mullarkey vs. Fares Ziam Gadzhimurad Antigulov vs. Maxim Grishin Said Nurmagomedov vs. Mark Striegl