With Jimmie Rivera withdrawing from a planned contest with Marlon Vera, the lineup for Sunday’s UFC Fight Night 103 has been shuffled.
UFC officials today announced that a flyweight matchup of John Moraga vs. Sergio Pettis has been promoted to the evening’s main card, while lightweights Devin Powell vs. Drakkar Klose was bumped up from the evening’s UFC Fight Pass prelims to the FS1-broadcast prelims.
Featuring a featherweight matchup between prospect Yair Rodriguez and UFC Hall of Famer B.J. Penn, UFC Fight Night 103 takes place Sunday at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix. The main card airs on FS1 following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass.
Moraga currently is ranked No. 9 in the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA flyweight rankings. Pettis checks in as an honorable mention.
Moraga will be looking to snap a two-fight skid, and he’ll get to do it in front of his home fans. The 32-year-old has back-to-back decision losses to Joseph Benavidez and Matheus Nicolau. Moraga lost a title fight to champ Demetrious Johnson in July 2013, but has gone just 3-3 since then. Meanwhile, Pettis is going after his third straight win following decision victories over Chris Cariaso and Chris Kelades.
Klose, a Michigan native, trains at The MMA Lab near Phoenix, so the fight will be a home game for him. The unbeaten 28-year-old is coming off a unanimous decision win over Hugh Pulley at RFA 44 in September. Powell will be making his UFC debut on the strength of a six-fight winning streak, including a split-decision win over Tom Marcellino at WSOF 31 in June.
With the shuffled lineup, UFC Fight Night 103 now includes:
MAIN CARD (FS1, 10 p.m. ET)
PRELIMINARY CARD (FS1, 8 p.m. ET)
PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 6:15 p.m. ET)
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