There’s been a late switch to Saturday night’s UFC Vegas 9 event.
Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that promotional newcomer Ray Rodriguez, who weighed in as a backup on Friday, will now face Brian Kelleher in a featherweight matchup. Kevin Natividad was slated to face Kelleher but he was a late scratch for reasons undisclosed at this time.
Rodriguez enters the fight having won three of his last four fights. “The Judge” competed on Dana White’s Contender Series in August 2019 and lost a unanimous decision to Tony Gravely.