Leon Edwards will still headline UFC Fight Night 255 in London, though his opponent has changed.
With Jack Della Maddalena sliding into the UFC 315 title fight vs. Belal Muhammad, Edwards (22-4 MMA, 14-3 UFC) now faces Sean Brady in the March 22 main event in London.
UFC CEO Dana White announced the news Wednesday on social media, along with various other fights.
Edwards aims to rebound at home. He has not competed since he lost the UFC welterweight title to Muhammad in July. The loss was his first since Muhammad defeated him in their initial meeting in 2015.
Brady (17-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC) enters the fight on consecutive wins over Kelvin Gastelum and Gilbert Burns. Both were decisions. Brady’s only career loss came against the current champion Muhammad.
With the change, the UFC Fight Night 255 lineup now includes:
Leon Edwards vs. Sean Brady
Jan Blachowicz vs. Carlos Ulberg
Kevin Holland vs. Gunnar Nelson
Mick Parkin vs. Marcin Tybura
Shauna Bannon vs. Puja Tomar
Christian Leroy Duncan vs. Andrey Pulyaev
Molly McCann vs. Istela Nunes
Morgan Charriere vs. Nathaniel Wood
Nathan Fletcher vs. Caolan Loughran
Felipe Dos Santos vs. Lone’er Kavanagh
Jai Herbert vs. Chris Padilla
Chris Duncan vs. Jordan Vucenic
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