Jorge Masvidal wasn't willing to wait long to step back into the octagon. After a close loss to Lorenz Larkin late last month, he has accepted a late replacement assignment at UFC 201. The UFC announced today that Masvidal will step in for an injured Claudia Silva, to take on slugger Siyar Bahadurzada at the July 30th event in Atlanta.
Masvidal (29-11, 6-4 UFC) returned to welterweight about a year ago after a long lightweight run. He defeated Cezar Ferreira, but followed that up with two debatable split decision losses to former champ Ben Henderson and the aforementioned Larkin.