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Tim Means steps in for Jesse Taylor to fight Belal Muhammad at UFC Sydney

“The Dirty Bird” is making the flight to The Land Down Under.

Veteran welterweight Tim Means has agreed to step in as a replacement for Jesse Taylor to fight Belal Muhammad in a welterweight bout at UFC Sydney. Taylor was removed from the scheduled bout after he was flagged for a potential USADA violation on Sept. 13.

The news was first reported by MMA Today, and confirmed by the UFC on Thursday.

Means (27-8-1, 1 NC) was last seen winning a unanimous decision over Alex Garcia at UFC Oklahoma City in June.