Light heavyweight Jared Cannonier has a new opponent to fight at UFC on FOX 26 in Winnipeg. UFC officials confirmed that Jan Blachowicz has agreed to fill in for Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, who was removed from the card after testing positive for the banned diuretic hydrochlorothiazide.
Blachowicz (20-7) snapped a two-fight losing skid with an impressive bulldog choke finish of Devin Clark at UFC Gdansk in Poland. The 34-year-old is just 2-4 in his last six, but is still #14 in the official LHW rankings.
Cannonier (10-2) beat up and stopped Nick Roehrick back in July, but he was originally slated to face Steve Bosse, who pulled out with an injury.