Charlie Campbell now knows the importance of being the next man up.
The Longo-Weidman MMA representative will be one of three Ultimate Fighting Championship rookies on the docket, as he steps in as a short-notice fill-in for Natan Levy and faces Alex Reyes in a three-round lightweight prelim on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Campbell carries a 7-2 record and boasts wins in six of his past seven outings, a knockout loss to Chris Duncan on Season 6 of Dana White’s Contender Series his lone misstep.