Jerome Rivera replaces Denys Bondar, fights Ode Osbourne at UFC Fight Night 184

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Jerome Rivera replaces Denys Bondar, fights Ode Osbourne at UFC Fight Night 184

There’s been another shake-up to the UFC Fight Night 184 lineup.

Promotional newcomer Denys Bondar has withdrawn from Saturday’s event for unknown reasons and has been replaced by Dana White’s Contender Series alum Jerome Rivera, who will now face Ode Osbourne in a featherweight matchup at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The UFC announced the news Tuesday.

Rivera (10-4 MMA, 0-2 UFC) and Osbourne (8-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) were scheduled to fight Jan. 20 at UFC on ESPN 20 before Osbourne pulled out for unknown reasons. That fight was scheduled to take place at flyweight – two weight classes below Saturday’s scheduled fight.

Both Rivera and Osbourne are in search of their first promotional victories.

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
  • Askar Askar 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
  • Justin Jaynes vs. Devonte Smith
  • Joselyne Edwards vs. Karol Rosa
  • Molly McCann vs. Lara Procopio
  • Seungwoo Choi vs. Youssef Zalal
  • Ode Osbourne vs. Jerome Rivera

Jerome Rivera replaces Denys Bondar, fights Ode Osbourne at UFC Fight Night 184