Two new lightweights have been brought to the UFC to make injury substitutions for this week’s Cleveland PPV.
How can it be that the UFC needs more lightweights? It doesn’t really seem possible, on a roster nearing 540 and in a division hanging around 100, that the lightweight division needs new guys to call on when there’s a short notice opportunity upcoming. But, that always seems to be the way of it. UFC 203 has two such fighters. Jason Gonzalez is set to make his UFC debut, subbing in for the injured Erik Koch against Drew Dober. And most recently, Mairbek Taisumov’s ongoing visa problems have prompted the signing of Michael McBride, who will take on Nik Lentz.