It took a lot of re-working and signing of new talent, but the 13-fight card for Sunday’s UFC Fight Night 83 event is set once again.
Officials signed Augusto Mendes, Anthony Smith and Kelly Faszholz over the past 48 hours to help fill three voids on the card due to injuries. In all, six fights were changed and another had to be removed since the announcement of the event.
Mendes steps in to face Cody Garbrandt on the FOX Sports 1 main card, while Smith replaces Trevor Smith vs. Leonardo Augusto Guimaraes. Faszholz takes the place of Sarah Moraes and meets Lauren Murphy on the prelims.
Of note, Anthony Smith made his status known after besting fellow veteran Josh Neer recently. He has been pushing for a return to the UFC after winning seven consecutive fights since a 2013 loss to Neer inside the Octagon.
The FS1 main card includes Donald Cerrone vs. Alex Oliveira, Derek Brunson vs. Roan Carneiro, Garbrandt vs. Mendes, Dennis Bermudez vs. Tatsuya Kawajiri, Chris Camozzi vs. Joe Riggs and James Krause vs. Shane Campbell.