Alex da Silva out of UFC Fight Night 184; Devonte Smith in need of new opponent

UFC Fight Night 184 is down a man.

Lightweight Alex Da Silva has withdrawn from his fight against Devonte Smith on Feb. 6 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The promotion is currently seeking a replacement for Smith (10-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) in the hopes of keeping him on the card.

At this time, it is not known why da Silva (21-3 MMA, 1-2 UFC) withdrew.

Multiple people with knowledge of the situation confirmed da Silva’s withdrawal to MMA Junkie but asked to remain anonymous as the promotion has yet to make an official announcement.

Smith, 27, has not competed since a knockout loss to Khama Worthy at UFC 241 in August 2019. After the fight, Smith tore his Achilles tendon, which required surgery and months of rehabilitation.

With the change, the UFC Fight Night 184 lineup includes:

MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)

• Alistair Overeem vs. Alexander Volkov
• Frankie Edgar vs. Cory Sandhagen
• Macy Chiasson vs. Marion Reneau
• Manel Kape vs. Alexandre Pantoja
• Andre Ewell vs. Cody Stamann
• Beneil Dariush vs. Diego Ferreira

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 5 p.m. ET)

• Clay Guida vs. Michael Johnson
• Danilo Marques vs. Mike Rodriguez
• Martin Day vs. Timur Valiev
• Devonte Smith vs. opponent TBA
• Joselyne Edwards vs. Karol Rosa
• Molly McCann vs. Lara Procopio
• Seungwoo Choi vs. Youssef Zalal
• Denys Bondar vs. Ode Osbourne