With Muslim Salikhov forced out of his welterweight fight against Claudio Silva at UFC Fight Island 6, the veteran James Krause has stepped in to face the Brazilian.
MMA Fighting first reported the change in matchup. Krause will fill in for Salikhov on less than two weeks’ notice after the Russian was forced to withdraw from the fight due to undisclosed reasons.
Krause (27-8) faced Trevin Giles at UFC 247 in March, stepping up on a day’s notice and moving up to middleweight for the fight, he lost a close split decision on the night.