Luke Sanders will no longer face Chris Gutierrez at UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Shahbazyan, with Cody Durden confirmed as his replacement. There’s no word on why Sanders withdrew from the bantamweight bout.
Gutierrez is currently riding a three-fight winning streak with the bantamweight getting victories over Ryan MacDonald (via unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night 148), Geraldo de Freitas Jr. (via split decision at UFC Fight Night 156), and Vince Morales (via TKO at UFC on ESPN 9). Overall, his professional record currently stands at 15 wins and 4 losses.
Durden enters the contest hot as the UFC newcomer is currently on a seven-fight winning streak, dropping big names during his time in National Fighting Championship, Valor Fights, and Sparta Combat League. Durden’s professional record currently stands at 11 wins and 2 losses.
UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Shahbazyan takes place on Saturday, August 1 from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada with the two middleweights headlining. The Durden/Gutierrez fight will remain on the preliminary card.
Main Card
Derek Brunson vs. Edmen Shahbazyan
Joanne Calderwood vs. Jennifer Maia
Vicente Luque vs. Randy Brown
Lando Vannata vs. Bobby Green
Trevin Giles vs. Kevin Holland
Preliminary Card
Frankie Saenz vs. Jonathan Martinez
Ed Herman vs. Gerald Meerschaert
Ray Borg vs. Nathan Maness
Timur Valiev vs. Jamall Emmers
Markus Perez vs. Eric Spicely
Chris Gutierrez vs. Cody Durden