Zach Makovsky vs. Josh Sampo promoted to UFC 170's televised prelims

A flyweight bout between Josh Sampo (11-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) and Zach Makovsky (17-4 MMA, 1-0 UFC) will no longer be stuck on the online preliminary card and instead will kick off the televised portion of this month’s UFC 170 event.

Following some recent card shuffling and a fight cancellation, Sampo vs. Makovsky has been promoted from the UFC Fight Pass preliminary card to the FOX Sports 1-televised prelims.

UFC 170 takes place Feb. 22 at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. The main card airs on pay-per-view.

The FOX Sports 1 slot is completely justified for surging Sampo and ex-Bellator champ Makovsky, who are respectively ranked No. 11 and No. 13 in the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA flyweight rankings. The winner will take a big step toward a UFC title shot.

Although Raphael Assuncao still awaits a replacement opponent, UFC 170's fight card is otherwise official with 11 total bouts.

The latest UFC 170 card includes:

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)

• Champ Ronda Rousey vs. Sara McMann – for women’s bantamweight title
• Daniel Cormier vs. Rashad Evans
• Rory MacDonald vs. Demian Maia
• Mike Pyle vs. T.J. Waldburger
• Stephen Thompson vs. Robert Whittaker

PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX Sports 1, 8 p.m. ET)

• Alexis Davis vs. Jessica Eye
• Raphael Assuncao vs. opponent TBA
• Lucas Martins vs. Aljamain Sterling
• Zach Makovsky vs. Josh Sampo

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

• Erik Koch vs. Rafaello Oliveira
• Ernest Chavez vs. Yosdenis Cedeno

For the latest on UFC 170, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of the site.