The UFC's winter schedule is beginning to feel the fallout from the cancellation of UFC Fight Night 97. A middleweight bout between Sam Alvey and Alex Nicholson, originally scheduled for the ill-fated Manila event, has been rebooked for Nov. 5 at UFC Fight Night 98 in Mexico City, Mexico. The UFC confirmed the switch this week.
Alvey (28-8, 1 NC) will be fighting his fourth UFC bout in six months after rebounding from a loss to Elias Theodorou with back-to-back wins over TUF veterans Eric Spicely and Kevin Casey.