With Alex Munoz out of this weekend’s UFC Fight Night card in Norfolk, Va., former Ultimate Fighter contender Luis Pena is expected to face promotional newcomer Steve Garcia on short notice.
Sources confirmed the newly minted matchup when speaking to MMA Fighting on Monday following an initial report from MMAJunkie.
Garcia is an 11-3 veteran from New Mexico, who previously competed on Dana White’s Contender Series last August. Garcia won that fight by first round TKO but he didn’t earn a contract with the UFC after failing to make weight for the bantamweight contest.