Mitch Raposo can now name himself a UFC fighter.
On lower than two weeks discover, Raposo (9-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) will step in reverse Andre Lima (8-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) at UFC 302, which takes place June 1 at Prudential Middle in Newark, N.J.
Raposo replaces Nyamjargal Tumendemberel (8-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC), who withdrew from the combat as a result of visa points.
Two individuals with information of the matchup lately knowledgeable MMA Junkie of the reserving however requested to stay nameless because the promotion has but to make an official announcement.
Raposo, 25, is “The Final Fighter 29” alumnus who additionally appeared on Dana White’s Contender Sequence in 2021. Raposo dropped his DWCS bout to Jake Hadley by unanimous determination, however regained momentum as soon as he revisited the regional scene with 4 wins, 4 finishes, and two title clinches for CES MMA and Cage Titans.
Lima, 25, was shortly rebooked after a victorious and weird promotional debut in March throughout which his opponent Igor Severino bit him and was disqualified. Severino was reduce from the UFC because of this and later apologized. Lima tattooed the chew mark on his arm hours after the combat, but additionally advocated Severino ought to get a second probability.
With the change, the UFC 302 lineup contains:
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
- Champ Islam Makhachev vs. Dustin Poirier – for light-weight title
- Paulo Costa vs. Sean Strickland
- Kevin Holland vs. Michal Oleksiejczuk
- Jailton Almeida vs. Alexandr Romanov
- Cesar Almeida vs. Roman Kopylov
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN, 8 p.m. ET)
- Randy Brown vs. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos
- Grant Dawson vs. Joe Solecki
- Alex Morono vs. Niko Worth
- Jake Matthews vs. Phil Rowe
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN2/ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET)
- Joselyne Edwards vs. Ailin Perez
- Mickey Gall vs. Bassil Hafez
- Andre Lima vs. Mitch Raposo
For extra on the playing cards, go to MMA Junkie’s occasion hub for UFC 302.
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