Neil Magny replaces Matt Dwyer, meets Alex Garcia at UFC Fight Night 49

The lone remaining bout on the UFC 176 dance card has been rescheduled, and it will feature a slightly different look.

Welterweight Neil Magny (11-3 MMA, 4-2 UFC) has replaced Matt Dwyer and will now meet Alex Garcia (12-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC). The fight was first expected to take place at UFC 176 but will now be featured at UFC Fight Night 49, instead. UFC officials on Wednesday announced the switch.

Featuring a lightweight contest between Rafael dos Anjos and Benson Henderson, UFC Fight Night takes place Aug. 23 at BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla. Meanwhile, UFC 176 has been expected to take place Aug. 2 at Los Angeles’ Staples Center, but promotion officials ultimately elected to scrap the date.

Garcia looks for his third straight UFC win and his seventh consecutive victory overall. The 26-year-old Dominican fighter, who trains out of Tristar Gym in Montreal, knocked out Ben Wall in his promotional debut, and in March, he scored a split-decision victory over Sean Spencer. He has 10 stoppages in 12 career wins.

Meanwhile, Magny is coming off an impressive knockout win over Rodrigo Goiana de Lima in a June bout in New Zealand. The Colorado-based fighter has already notched three wins in this calendar year after also earning decision victories over Tim Means and Gasan Umalatov.

With the addition to the lineup, the UFC Fight Night 49 card now includes:

• Rafael dos Anjos vs. Benson Henderson
• Timothy Elliott vs. Wilson Reis
• Tom Niinimaki vs. Chas Skelly
• Mirsad Bektic vs. Ernest Chavez
• Matt Hobar vs. Aaron Phillips
• Jordan Mein vs. Brandon Thatch
• Demian Maia vs. Mike Pyle
• Francis Carmont vs. Thales Leites
• Beneil Dariush vs. Tony Martin
• Alex Garcia vs. Neil Magny
• Walmir Lazaro vs. James Vick

For the latest on the canceled UFC 176, as well as UFC Fight Night 49, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of the site.

(Pictured: Neil Magny)