Devin Clark has a huge replacement for next month’s fight night event.
Originally, the light heavyweight was scheduled to take on Shamil Gamzatov on Nov. 28, but Gamzatov was forced to pull out of the event due to visa issues. According to MMA Junkie, his replacement will end up being former light heavyweight title contender Anthony Smith. Both men have agreed to the bout, but the match-up hasn’t been confirmed officially just yet.
Smith is coming off two dominant losses against Aleksandar Rakić and Glover Teixeira. Still, the light heavyweight is ranked at No. 6 due to his wins over Alexander Gustafsson (via submission at UFC Fight Night 153), Rashad Evans (via knockout at UFC 225), Maurício Rua (via knockout at UFC Fight Night 134), and Volkan Oezdemir (via submission at UFC Fight Night 138). Smith’s professional record currently stands at 33 wins and 16 losses.
Check out the updated line-up for UFC’s Nov. 28 show:
Curtis Blaydes vs. Derrick Lewis
Jonathan Pearce vs. Sean Woodson
Norma Dumont vs. Ashlee Evans-Smith
Josh Parisian vs. Parker Porter
Gina Mazany vs. Rachael Ostovich
Malcolm Gordon vs. Su Mudaerji
Rafael Fiziev vs. Renato Moicano
Devin Clark vs. Anthony Smith