Abu Azaitar will no longer compete at UFC Fight Island 5 for undisclosed reasons. Originally, the middleweight was set to face Joaquin Buckley at the upcoming event; however, Impa Kasanganay has been confirmed as his replacement.
Buckley failed to win his UFC debut against Kevin Holland at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Oleiniki. That loss actually snapped a two-fight winning streak that he earned in Legacy Fighting Alliance and Bellator MMA. Buckley enters with a professional record of 10 wins and 3 losses.
Kasangany is coming into his second UFC bout strong as the fighter currently remains undefeated in his professional career. The middleweight impressed during his stint in Dana White’s Contender Series and got a unanimous decision victory over Maki Pitolo at UFC Fight Night 175. Kasangany’s professional record currently stands at 8 wins and 0 losses.
UFC Fight Island 5 takes place on Saturday, October 10 from Fight Island in Yas Island, Abu Dhabi with Marlon Moraes and Cory Sandhagen headlining. Check out the updated line-up below:
UFC Fight Island 5 Main Card, Prelims on ESPN+:
Marlon Moraes vs. Cory Sandhagen
Edson Barboza vs. Sodiq Yusuff
Dricus Du Plessis vs. Markus Perez
Seungwoo Choi vs. Youssef Zalal
Ben Rothwell vs. Marcin Tybura
Thomas Almeida vs. Alejandro Perez
Tracy Cortez vs. Bea Malecki
Chris Daukaus vs. Rodrigo Nascimento
Tom Aspinall vs. Serghei Spivac
Ali Alqaisi vs. Tony Kelley
Giga Chikadze vs. Omar Morales
Bruno Silva vs. Tagir Ulanbekov
Joaquin Buckley vs. Impa Kasanganay