The owner of one of the most violent runs in the UFC today, Luque saw his opportunity for a much-deserved step up in competition slip through his fingers earlier this week when his opponent for UFC Rochester, Neil Magny, announced that he had been removed from Saturday’s card due to a failed USADA drug test. With Magny out and UFC matchmakers left scrambling to find a replacement, the promotion called upon newcomer Derrick Krantz to make his Octagon debut against Luque at Rochester’s Blue Cross Arena.
Ever the company man, Luque accepted the last-second bout without much hesitation.