The promotion announced Wednesday that Renato Moicano will be an alternate for either featherweight champion Max Holloway or challenger Brian Ortega ahead of their main event title fight scheduled for UFC 231 on Dec. 8 in Toronto.
Moicano (13-1-1) was originally scheduled to fight Mirsad Bektic, but was left without an opponent when Bektic recently withdrew from the card. Winner of five of his six UFC fights, including key victories over Cub Swanson and Jeremy Stephens, Moicano wanted to be booked on UFC 231 in some capacity in the event that Holloway or Ortega should be unable to compete.