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Neil Magny steps in on 17 days notice to fight Kelvin Gastelum after Matt Brown injured

Call him the "hardest working man in the fight business." Welterweight Neil Magny will step up on short notice to take on the injured Matt Brown in a five-round main event for "UFC Monterrey" in Mexico on Nov. 21, 2015.

It's the fifth appearance of the year for the busy American, who is 3-1 in 2015. Magny, 16-4, also fought five times in 2014, winning all of his appearances.

The 12th-ranked Magny last stepped in on short notice in August and pulled off a three-round win over Brazilian Erick Silva. Now the Colorado native will square off with the 15th-ranked Gastelum, who is looking to prove he can make the grade at welterweight after flunking the weigh-ins at UFC 180.