UFC Fight Night 226 will remain mostly intact after a shuffle in the lineup.
After Lucas Almeida and Muin Gafurov were forced out of their respective bouts, William Gomis (12-2 MMA, 2-0 UFC) and Taylor Lapilus (18-3 MMA, 3-1 UFC) were in need of new opponents.
The UFC switched the lineup and booked Gomis in a featherweight bout against Yanis Ghemmouri (12-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC), who was originally scheduled to face Cage Warriors champion Caolan Loughran (8-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC). Lapilus will now face Loughran.
Two people with knowledge of the changes confirmed the booking to MMA Junkie after an initial report by The AB Show.
UFC Fight Night 226 takes place Saturday at Accor Arena in Paris. The event streams on ESPN+.
The UFC Fight Night 226 lineup now includes:
MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 3 p.m. ET)
- Ciryl Gane vs. Serghei Spivac
- Manon Fiorot vs. Rose Namajunas
- Thiago Moises vs. Benoit Saint-Denis
- Bogdan Guskov vs. Volkan Oezdemir
- Yanis Ghemmouri vs. William Gomis
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, noon ET)
- Morgan Charriere vs. Manolo Zecchini
- Taylor Lapilus vs. Caolan Loughran
- Ange Loosa vs. Rhys McKee
- Nora Cornolle vs. Joselyne Edwards
- Farid Basharat vs. Kleydson Rodrigues
- Jacqueline Cavalcanti vs. Zarah Fairn
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 226.
