Cursed! UFC Saudi Arabia Gets Another Fight Change

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) can’t catch a break with its debut in Saudi Arabia.

UFC CEO, Dana White, took to Instagram for another fight change up announcement today (Weds., June 19, 2024). In a Middleweight prospect clash, Shara “Bullet” Magomedov (12-0) was set to take on Joilton Lutterbach until the latter was declared out, per White. No specific reason was given. Magomedov will now face Antonio Trocoli (12-3, 1 no contest), originally supposed to compete at UFC Vegas 93 this past weekend (June 15, 2024).

Update: Lutterbach shared the following in an Instagram story that he tested positive for a banned substance.

The new match up will be Magomedov’s sophomore appearance in the Octagon after a successful unanimous decision win over Bruno Silva at UFC 294 this past October 2023 (watch highlights). Magomedov, 30, entered the promotion with a lot of hype and kept that attention post-fight, attracting proposals from fans for a fight with a top Middleweight like Marvin Vettori or Paulo Costa. Ultimately, the path to the top will be a slower one for Magomedov, depending on how he continues to perform.

Trocoli, 33, on the other hand, makes his debut against Magomedov after a failed 2019 attempt at getting into UFC through Dana White’s Contender Series against Kenneth Bergh. The Salvador Bahia, Brazil native last fought when he earned a first round rear-naked choke over Reslley Menezes in November 2021.

The full UFC Saudi Arabia line up can be seen below.

• 185 lbs.: Robert Whittaker vs. Ikram Aliskerov
• 265 lbs.: Sergei Pavlovich vs. Alexander Volkov
• 170 lbs.: Kelvin Gastelum vs. Daniel Rodriguez
• 205 lbs.: Johnny Walker vs. Volkan Oezdemir
• 205 lbs.: Shara Magomedov vs. Antonio Trocoli
• 155 lbs.: Nasrat Haqparast vs. Jared Gordon
• 170 lbs.: Rinat Fakhretdinov vs. Nicolas Dalby
• 135 lbs.: Kyung Ho Kang vs. Muin Gafurov
• 205 lbs.: Magomed Gadzhiyasulov vs. Brendson Ribeiro
• 185 lbs.: Sedriques Dumas vs. Denis Tiuliulin
• 135 lbs.: Xiao Long vs. Chang Ho Lee

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