UFC Fight Night 30 was going to feature Michael Bisping against Mark Munoz in a big middleweight clash. It was a homecoming for the Brit, but an eye injury forced him off the card and left the UFC looking for a replacement.
Machida was set to make his middleweight debut against Tim Kennedy at the Fight for the Troops card a week-and-a-half later, but he will move it up to fight Munoz in an even bigger fight for his 185 debut.
The fans in Manchester will be treated to six main card bouts across four divisions.
This is an early look at the October 26th main card.