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\nBellator vet Christian Edwards will make his UFC debut on
\nSaturday. | Bellator MMA\/Lucas Noonan<\/b><\/p>\n
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The The promotion announced<\/a> on Tuesday that Rodolfo Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Additionally, Nicolas UFC Vegas 117 \u2014 also known as UFC Fight Night 276 \u2014 takes place at Edwards is an eight-time Bellator veteran who has been victorious
\nUFC Vegas 117<\/a> bill has undergone some more changes ahead of
\nSaturday\u2019s event.<\/p>\n
\nBellato<\/a> has been \u201cremoved\u201d from a proposed light heavyweight
\nclash against Modestas
\nBukauskas<\/a>. As a result, Christian
\nEdwards<\/a> will step in and face Bukauskas in a 215-pound
\ncatchweight affair.<\/p>\nDown One Fight<\/h2>\n
\nDalby<\/a> has been pulled from a welterweight matchup with Jeremiah
\nWells<\/a>, and that bout has been canceled. Those changes are in
\naddition to a previously reported change that saw Artur Miniev
\nreplace Thomas
\nGantt<\/a> in a lightweight contest.<\/p>\n
\nthe UFC Apex in Las Vegas and is headlined by a featherweight scrap
\nbetween Arnold
\nAllen<\/a> and Melquizael
\nCosta<\/a>. The event airs in its entirety on Paramount+ beginning
\nat 5 p.m. ET\/2 p.m. PT.<\/p>\n
\nin three of his last four outings on the regional scene. Most
\nrecently, he scored a second-round TKO against Glendal
\nWhitney<\/a> at Shamrock FC 373 on Feb. 21.<\/p>\n