Russell Doane has agreed to fight Mirsad Bektic on less than one week’s notice at UFC 204.
The Las Vegas-based promotion confirmed the new featherweight pairing on Tuesday. UFC 204 takes place on Saturday at Manchester Arena in Manchester and is headlined by a middleweight title showdown between Michael Bisping and Dan Henderson. Bektic-Doane will be the opening bout of the pay-per-view portion of the card.
Doane is Bektic’s third proposed opponent for the event. Arnold Allen withdrew from the contest last week and was replace by Jeremy Kennedy.