'TUF 24' contestant Brandon Moreno in for Pettis, meets Louis Smolka at UFC Fight Night 96

Louis Smolka has had a busy day.

First, he drew the ire of the interwebs after posting a video online in which he said his scheduled UFC Fight Night 96 opponent, Sergio Pettis (14-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC), had a “hurt vagina” as his reason for pulling out of their flyweight fight with what his trainer called a “minor injury.”

But now Smolka (11-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC) no doubt will be hoping to put that behind him since he has a new opponent for the card: Brandon Moreno (11-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC). A UFC official confirmed the fight to MMAjunkie today following an initial report from FOXSports.com.

UFC Fight Night 96 takes place Oct. 1 at Moda Center in Portland, Ore. The main card airs on FS1 following prelims on FS2 and UFC Fight Pass.

Moreno currently is a cast member on Season 24 of “The Ultimate Fighter,” which features flyweight champions from other organizations around the world vying for a tournament win and a shot at UFC champ Demetrious Johnson. Moreno’s first appearance on the show, which was taped earlier this year, was a gritty performance, but a loss to Alexandre Pantoja.

Smolka has won four straight fights since a split-decision loss to Chris Cariaso, including bonus-winning knockouts of Richie Vaculik and Ben Nguyen, the latter of which came at UFC Fight Night 91 in July. Smolka currently is ranked No. 13 in the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA flyweight rankings; Pettis is an honorable mention selection.

With the change, the UFC Fight Night 96 card now includes:

MAIN CARD (FS1, 11 p.m. ET)

• John Lineker vs. John Dodson
• Will Brooks vs. Alex Oliveira
• Josh Burkman vs. Zak Ottow
• Brandon Moreno vs. Louis Smolka

PRELIMINARY CARD (FS2, 9 p.m. ET)

• Joachim Christensen vs. Luis Henrique da Silva
• Hacran Dias vs. Andre Fili
• Shamil Abdurakhimov vs. Walt Harris
• Keita Nakamura vs. Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 7:15 p.m. ET)

• Nate Marquardt vs. Tamdan McCrory
• Ion Cutelaba vs. Jonathan Wilson
• Curtis Blaydes vs. Cody East
• Kelly Faszholz vs. Ketlen Vieira

For the latest on UFC Fight Night 96, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.