England’s Mark Godbeer (11-3) goes into UFC 209 this weekend looking for redemption, having lost his promotional debut in late 2016. The former BAMMA heavyweight champion was originally scheduled to fight Todd Duffee on Saturday night. However, Duffee withdrew from the contest due to an injury. Stepping in on short notice is the unheralded, and undefeated, Daniel Spitz (5-0).
“Having a last minute change doesn't really matter,” Godbeer told Bloody Elbow. “I'm not bothered. Our job is we get paid to fight people. So if the UFC says to me, ‘You have to fight him’, we take it.