Injuries have caused a lineup shuffle at UFC on ESPN+ 24.
With both Josh Emmett and Nad Narimani forced out of their respective bouts because of undisclosed injuries, Arnold Allen will now meet Nik Lentz at UFC on ESPN+ 24.
Allen originally was scheduled to face Emmett, while Lentz was to square off with Narimani.
UFC on ESPN+ 24 takes place Jan. 25 at PNC Arena in Raleigh, N.C. The card streams on ESPN+.
England’s Allen (15-1 MMA, 6-0 UFC) is unbeaten in his UFC run, having won his first six fights. He is coming off a unanimous decision win over former Strikeforce lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez at UFC 239.
Lentz (30-10-1 MMA, 14-7-1 UFC) suffered a second-round TKO loss to Charles Oliveira in their trilogy bout in May, snapping a two-fight winning streak, which included wins over Gray Maynard and Scott Holtzman.
With the change, the current UFC on ESPN+ 24 lineup includes:
- Curtis Blaydes vs. Junior Dos Santos
- Michael Chiesa vs. Rafael dos Anjos
- Arnold Allen vs. Nik Lentz
- Jordan Espinosa vs. Alex Perez
- Hannah Cifers vs. Angela Hill
- Jamahal Hill vs. Darko Stosic
- Justine Kish vs. Lucie Pudilova
- Bevon Lewis vs. Dequan Townsend
- Felipe Colares vs. Montel Jackson
- Lina Lansberg vs. Sara McMann
- Brett Johns vs. Tony Gravely
- Herbert Burns vs. Nate Landwehr
