Miguel Baeza now fights Jeremiah Wells at UFC on ESPN+ 36
Miguel Baeza will fight on Saturday night after all.
Last week, news broke that Baeza’s planned UFC on ESPN+ 36 welterweight bout against Mickey Gall was off after Gall suffered an injury in training.
On Tuesday, Baeza found out he has a new foe in Jeremiah Wells at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. MMA Junkie confirmed an initial report by AG Fight.
The Philadelphia-based Wells (8-2-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) is a veteran of the Northeast independent circuit who carries a two-fight winning streak into the matchup. Six of his eight wins are via finish, with three knockouts and three submissions apiece.
Baeza (9-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) is undefeated in his professional MMA career. In his last bout, the MMA Masters product picked up a second-round TKO of Matt Brown at UFC on ESPN 8 in May.
UFC on ESPN+ 36 is set to be headlined by a grudge match between former champion Tyron Woodley and Colby Covington.
With the change, the UFC on ESPN+ 36 lineup includes:
- Colby Covington vs. Tyron Woodley
- Donald Cerrone vs. Niko Price
- Khamzat Chimaev vs. Gerald Meerschaert
- Ryan Spann vs. Johnny Walker
- Mackenzie Dern vs. Randa Markos
- Kevin Holland vs. Darren Stewart
- Mirsad Bektic vs. Eduardo Garagorri
- Mara Romero Borella vs. Mayra Bueno Silva
- David Dvorak vs. Jordan Espinosa
- Sarah Alpar vs. Jessica-Rose Clark
- Randy Costa vs. Journey Newson
- Andre Ewell vs. Irwin Rivera
- TJ Laramie vs. Darrick Minner
- Tyson Nam vs. Jerome Rivera
- Miguel Baeza vs. Jeremiah Wells
