UFC Fort Lauderdale has a new main event.
After going from Yoel Romero vs. Paulo Costa to Romero vs. Ronaldo Souza 2, the ESPN card in Florida will now be headlined by “Jacare” vs. Jack Hermansson, sources told MMA Fighting following a report by ESPN.
The UFC card will take place at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida on April 27.
Souza (26-6, 1 no-contest) was promised a shot at the UFC middleweight title with a win in Florida, making him the next in line after 185-pound champion Robert Whittaker unifies the belt against whoever wins the interim title between Kelvin Gastelum and Israel Adesanya at next week’s UFC 236.