Niko Price replaces Sheldon Westcott at UFC Fight Night 104 in Houston

Alex Morono has a replacement opponent for next month’s UFC Fight Night 104 event.

As MMAjunkie first reported, Sheldon Westcott (9-3-1 MMA, 1-2 UFC) was recently forced out of the welterweight bout. Today officials announced Niko Price (9-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) has stepped in as a replacement to fight Morono (13-3 MMA, 2-0 UFC).

UFC Fight Night 104 takes place Feb. 4 at Toyota Center in Houston. The card airs on FS1 following early prelims on UFC Fight Pass, though the bout order hasn’t been finalized.

Price, a 27-year-old American Top Team-Cape Coral fighter, recently made his UFC debut and scored a submission victory over Brandon Thatch. The win, which came with Price as nearly a 3-1 underdog, marked his eighth stoppage in nine career wins.

“The Great White” Morono recently fought at UFC on FOX 22, where he scored a hard-fought decision win over James Moontasri. It was the 26-year-old’s second victory in two career trips to the octagon, and he now boasts an overall seven-fight winning streak.

The latest UFC Fight Night 104 card includes:

• Dennis Bermudez vs. Chan Sung Jung
• Alexa Grasso vs. Felice Herrig
• Volkan Oezdemir vs. Ovince Saint Preux
• Abel Trujillo vs. James Vick
• Justin Ledet vs. Dmitriy Sosnovskiy
• Curtis Blaydes vs. Adam Milstead
• Chris Gruetzemacher vs. Chas Skelly
• Daniel Jolly vs. Khalil Rountree
• Bec Rawlings vs. Tecia Torres
• Ricardo Lucas Ramos vs. Michinori Tanaka
• Jessica Andrade vs. Angela Hill
• Marcel Fortuna vs. Anthony Hamilton
• Alex Morono vs. Niko Price

For more on UFC Fight Night 104, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.