According to MMA Fighting the UFC’s event scheduled for March 26 in Columbus, OH has found its new headliner. That outlet reports that heavyweights Curtis Blaydes and Chris Daukaus have agreed to meet on that date for a five-round tilt.
MMA Fighting says both parties have verbally agreed to the bout, but that contracts are yet to be signed. This bout replaces the previously announced main event of Jan Blachowicz vs. Aleksander Rakic. That match-up has been postponed after the former UFC light heavyweight champion Blachowicz suffered an injury.
Blaydes is currently ranked fourth in the UFC’s heavyweight division behind only Derrick Lewis, Stipe Miocic, Ciryl Gane and undisputed champion Francis Ngannou.