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UFC 332 fight card: Marcus McGhee books new opponent 3 days from event

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UFC 332 fight card: Marcus McGhee books new opponent 3 days from event

The UFC 332 fight card has a late shakeup.

The promotion announced Wednesday that Marcus McGhee (11-2) is now set to fight newcomer Anthony Romero (7-2, 1 NC) at this Saturday's event in Salt Lake City. Romero steps in on just three days' notice as a replacement for Bernardo Sopaj, who was forced to withdraw due to injury. The bout now takes place at featherweight after originally being scheduled for bantamweight.

McGhee recently got back on the winning track after suffering his first UFC loss to Petr Yan. “The Maniac†earned a unanimous decision nod over John Yannis this past June to improve his octagon record to 5-1. He is currently No. 15 at 135 pounds in the MMA Fighting Global Rankings.

Romero has competed primarily for Los Angeles' Up Next Fighting promotion. In his most recent fight, he successfully defended the UNF bantamweight title with a first-round knockout over Yuma Horiuchi.

UFC 332 is headlined by a vacant flyweight title fight between Natalia Silva and Wang Cong.

See the updated lineup below.

Main Card (Paramount+ and CBS, 8 p.m. ET)

Natalia Silva vs. Wang Cong

Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Payton Talbott

King Green vs. Esteban Ribovics

Khaos Williams vs. Roberto Soldic

Ateba Gautier vs. Roman Kopylov

Preliminary Card (Paramount+, 6 p.m. ET)

Imanol Rodriguez vs. Alden Coria

Damian Pinas vs. Andrey Pulyaev

Marcus McGhee vs. Bernardo Sopaj

Anthony Wint vs. Lucas Armand

Early Prelims (Paramount+, 4 p.m. ET)

Johnny Walker vs. Mick Parkin

Rafael dos Anjos vs. Alexander Hernandez

Marvin Vettori vs. Ismail Naurdiev

Jacobe Smith vs. Bruce Whitehead

Court McGee vs. Eric Nolan

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Morning Report: Eddie Hearn again denies Dana White’s involvement in Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua

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Morning Report: Eddie Hearn again denies Dana White’s involvement in Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua

Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua is ACTUALLY HAPPENING on Dec. 11 and while the Eddie-Dana beef has taken up plenty of oxygen, we're still about to see two of the best and most popular heavyweights of this generation finally throw down.

So I'm curious, with the bout less than two months away, how hyped are we for Fury vs. Joshua? Is it too little too late or is this the perfect time for two legends who have done it all to settle their beef?

What's your excitement level right now?

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Merab Dvalishvili calls himself a decision machine before Yan trilogy

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Merab Dvalishvili calls himself a 'decision machine' before Yan trilogy
Merab
Dvalishvili can joke about his low finishing rate in the

Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Dvalishvili is scheduled to challenge Petr Yan for
the bantamweight title in a trilogy bout at
UFC 333 on Oct. 24 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. When a fan
recently asked him to predict the outcome, the former champion
jokingly suggested another decision victory.

Merab Dvalishvili jokes about his decision-heavy record ahead
of Petr Yan title fight at UFC 333

Dvalishvili is known for his relentless pressure and wrestling,
with 16 of his 21 career victories coming by decision. The Georgian
has recorded two finishes in the UFC: a technical knockout of
Marlon
Moraes in 2021 and a submission of Sean
O’Malley in his second title defense last year.

Asked how he would beat Yan, Dvalishvili described himself as a
“decision machine.â€

“There are three ways to win: knockout, submission, or decision,â€
Dvalishvili said in a brief
interview. “I’m a decision machine.â€

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10 UFC wins, zero finishes: Movsar Evloev defends his fighting style

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10 UFC wins, zero finishes: Movsar Evloev defends his fighting style
Movsar
Evloev rejects the notion that fans only want bloody
fights.

Evloev is scheduled to challenge Alexander
Volkanovski for the
Ultimate Fighting Championship featherweight title at
UFC 333 on Oct. 24 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. The Russian
challenger has won all 10 of his UFC bouts by decision but believes
fans appreciate his fighting style.

Movsar Evloev argues wrestling can entertain UFC fans ahead of
Volkanovski title fight

The recent departures of Michael
Page and Farid
Basharat have fueled debate about whether winning is enough to
secure a new UFC contract. Neither fighter was re-signed despite a
winning streak, though a lack of finishes has not been established
as the reason for either departure.

Evloev believes finishes are not the only measure of a fighter's
value. He says fans also appreciate tactics, skill and
wrestling.

“I have zero finishes in UFC, but I'm still in the UFC and I'm
fighting for the title,†Evloev told MMA Fighting. “That means only
finishes are not important. To show a good fight is also important.
If you have no finish, you can still show a good fight, an exciting
fight; you can show the beauty of wrestling. There are not just
fans of MMA who just wait for blood. There are so many good fans
who know MMA, and they understand, and maybe because of them I'm
still in the UFC.â€

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