Danilo Marques has lost his original opponent, but remains on UFC Fight Night 190 and takes on a new foe.
Fortis MMA product Kennedy Nzechukwu replaces Ed Herman against Marques (11-2 MMA, 2-0 UFC) on the June 26 card, which takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Two people with knowledge of the matchup informed MMA Junkie of the change but asked to remain anonymous since the promotion has yet to make an official announcement.
After a loss to Paul Craig in his promotional debut, Nzechukwu (8-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) rebounded with back-to-back wins. Following a unanimous decision over Darko Stosic, Nzechukwu earned UFC 259 “Fight of the Night” honors for his back-and-forth battle against Carlos Ulberg, which he won by second-round knockout in March.
Marques, 35, rides a four-fight winning streak into the bout – with two victorious performances in the UFC. After a successful debut in which he defeated Khadis Ibragimov by unanimous decision, Marques returned to submit Mike Rodriguez in February.
With the change, the UFC Fight Night 190 lineup now includes:
- Ciryl Gane vs. Alexander Volkov
- Maxim Grishin vs. Ovince Saint Preux
- Tim Elliott vs. TBA
- Michel Prazeres vs. Shavkat Rakhmonov
- Justin Jaynes vs. Charles Rosa
- Raoni Barcelos vs. Timur Valiev
- Marcin Prachnio vs. Ike Villanueva
- Jai Herbert vs. Renato Moicano
- Warlley Alves vs. Ramazan Emeev
- Damir Hadzovic vs. Yancy Medeiros
- Julia Avila vs. Julija Stoliarenko
- Danilo Marques vs. Kennedy Nzechukwu
