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Mark De La Rosa vs. Jordan Espinosa, Hannah Cifers, Thiago Moises among UFC Denver changes
The UFC’s 25th anniversary event is undergoing a handful of injury-related changes – because of course it is.
UFC officials today revealed to DenverPost.com several changes to the lineup for UFC Fight Night 139, which takes place Nov. 10 at Pepsi Denter in Denver.
An addition to the card includes bantamweights Mark De La Rosa (10-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) vs. Jordan Espinosa (13-5 MMA, 0-0 UFC). Meanwhile, strawweight newcomer Hannah Cifers (8-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC) steps in to replace Maia Stevenson against Maycee Barber (5-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC), while Thiago Moises (11-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC) replaces an injured Chris Gruetzemacher and faces Beneil Daruish (14-4-1 MMA, 8-4-1 UFC).
Additionally, injuries have scrapped a planned matchup of Alonzo Menifeld vs. Saparbek Safarov, while Ricky Simon has also been officially removed from the card after previously losing his planned opponent, Ricardo Ramos.
De La Rosa returns to action in hopes of following up on his first UFC win, a UFC Fight Night 133 submission victory that saw “Bumblebee” bounce back from a debut loss that marked the first setback of his pro career. He now meets Espinosa, who makes his UFC debut after earning a deal through a victory at Dana White’s Contender Series 14 in July.
The 26-year-old Cifers makes her UFC debut on the strength of a five-fight winning streak and faces 20-year-old Barber, who also debuts in the octagon after earning a contract through Dana White’s Contender Series.
Ditto for Moises, albeit on the Brazilian version of the show, who now faces in the vet Dariush.
With the changes to the lineup, UFC Fight Night 139 currently includes:
MAIN CARD (FS1, 10 p.m. ET)
- Frankie Edgar vs. Chan Sung Jung
- Donald Cerrone vs. Mike Perry
- Germaine de Randamie vs. Raquel Pennington
- Joseph Benavidez vs. Ray Borg
- Maycee Barber vs. Hannah Cifers
- Luis Pena vs. Mike Trizano
PRELIMINARY CARD (FS1, 8 p.m. ET)
- Amanda Cooper vs. Ashley Yoder
- Beneil Dariush vs. Thiago Moises
PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 6:30 p.m. ET)
- Bobby Moffett vs. Chas Skelly
- John Gunther vs. Davi Ramos
- Mark De La Rosa vs. Jordan Espinosa
For more on UFC Fight Night 139, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.
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