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Chris Gutierrez is going from one stiff challenge to another.

The UFC has announced a handful of late changes to this Saturday’s UFC Vegas 95 event, including Gutierrez getting a new opponent with the withdrawal of Javid Basharat. Stepping in for Basharat is undefeated octagon newcomer Quang Le.

The reason for Basharat’s withdrawal was not disclosed.

Gutierrez (20-6-2) looks to rebound from a decision loss to Song Yadong in the main event of a Fight Night card this past December. “El Guapo” is 1-2 since seeing an eight-fight unbeaten streak end in 2022, a run that had him on the cusp of a top-10 ranking.

Quang was expected to fight Aaron Tau on the Contender Series this upcoming season, but now heads straight to the UFC on less than a week’s notice. “Bang” is 8-0 since turning pro in 2021, with all but one of his fights taking place under the LFA banner.

Also debuting as a replacement is past Contender Series contestant Nikolay Veretennikov (12-4). He steps in for Uros Medic to fight Danny Barlow (8-0) at 170 pounds.

Two other bouts have also been removed from Saturday’s card.

Allan Nascimento was forced to withdraw from a flyweight fight with Jafel Filho due to an illness, and Jonny Parsons has also been removed from a welterweight bout with Yusaku Kinoshita. Both fights are cancelled.

UFC Vegas 95 is headlined by a heavyweight rematch between Marcin Tybura and Serghei Spivac.

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UFC Vegas 95, which airs on both ESPN and ESPN+, just lost another main card matchup, marking the promotion’s fourth lineup change ahead of this weekend’s (Sat., Aug. 10, 2024) return to the UFC APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada.

UFC newcomer Quang Le will replace bounced bantamweight Javid Basharat to challenge 135-pound veteran Chris Gutierrez in the UFC Vegas 95 co-main event. In addition, Dana White’s “Contender Series” standout Nikolay Veretennikov steps in for Uros Medic to lock horns with Danny Barlow at 170 pounds.

Jonny Parsons was yanked from his welterweight bout with Yusaku Kinoshita, but no replacement could be secured in time and their contest was scrapped altogether. Joining them on the list of canceled fights is the flyweight showdown pitting Allan Nascimento against Jafel Filho, thanks to a late illness suffered by Nascimento.

We still have four days to go and everyone has to make weight, so this latest iteration of the “Tybura vs. Spivac 2” lineup is hardly a guarantee. For the current UFC Vegas 95 fight card and ESPN/ESPN+ bout order click here.

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Cuban born heavyweight Mijain Lopez just set a record at the Olympics that may never be broken.

The 41-year-old Greco-Roman wrestler wrapped up a fifth consecutive gold medal at 130kg on Tuesday in Paris, an achievement that set several records for the legendary grappler. He defeated fellow Cuban born wrestler Yasmani Acosta Fernandez, a representative of Chile. Fernandez previously left his home country because he knew he may never get the chance to make an Olympic team with Lopez still competing.

Despite his prudent decision, Fernandez still came up short, with Lopez winning the match in a shutout via a 6-0 score.

Lopez becomes the first person in Olympic wrestling history to win five gold medals. He’s also the first athlete in any sport to win the same event five times.

With his win, Lopez also ties Germany’s Wilfried Dietrich for the most medals ever won in wrestling with five total.

Lopez is also the oldest Olympic wrestling medalist ever at 41, just a couple of weeks shy of his 42nd birthday.

In addition to his remarkable run at the Olympics, Lopez is also a five-time World Champion and three-time silver medalist at the World Championships of wrestling.

Following the match and his historic win, Lopez removed his shoes and left them in the center of the mat, which is a wrestler’s way of retiring from the sport.

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Donald Trump has a fondness of mixed martial arts and can often be found attending UFC events.

The former US president has a plethora of American UFC stars on his side — with Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal being the most notable. Despite their support, the 78-year-old has picked against his fellow patriots when asked about his favorite fighter.

During a recent interview, Donald Trump showered Dana White with praise for his irreplaceable work with the UFC.

“Ah, Dana. There’s nobody like him,” Trump said during a Kik stream with Adin Ross. “I always say, everybody can be replaced, except Dana.”

“That guy travels the world looking for fighters… From countries nobody ever heard of. That’s where he finds the best fighters.”

“He cannot be replaced. He’s truly great and what he does.”

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Donald Trump then revealed the man that he considers his favorite to ever compete inside the octagon.

“I think Khabib [is my favorite fighter]. I mean, how good is he? Khabib was 29 [or] 28 and 0, and then his father died and he stopped.”

“I don’t think he ever lost a round. He fought many times, he never lost a round.”

Trump continued, detailing how his recent brief moment with Khabib Nurmagomedov played out.

“I got to meet him at a fight, two fights ago… I met Khabib, though… He came to me and said, ‘You’re the man that can stop the war.'”

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“He knows they’re his people on both sides. There’s so many people dying in that war.”

“We weren’t talking about fighting, we were talking about a different kind of fighting. A much worse kind of fighting.”

“He was very concerned about that whole thing, that war. He said, ‘You can get it stopped.’ And I can get it stopped.”

Trump then made a promise to Khabib and all those in favor of ending the war.

“If I win the election, the first thing I’m going to do is get Putin and get Zelenskyy, I know them both well, and get them to make a deal because it’s crazy.”

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The UFC’s annual pay-per-view event in Abu Dhabi has an incredible main event with Ilia Topuria defending his featherweight title against BMF champion Max Holloway at UFC 308. With plans for that matchup expected to take place earlier in October at UFC 307, that leaves a glaring hole in the headline spot for that card.

On an all-new edition of Heck of a Morning, MMA Fighting’s Mike Heck reacts to Dana White announcing Topuria vs. Holloway as the main event for the Oct. 26 card, Robert Whittaker vs. Khamzat Chimaev as the co-main event, and other bouts announced and confirmed. Additionally, topics include what will now headline UFC 307 on Oct. 5, if the promotion would go to Arman Tsarukyan fighting for the interim lightweight title with Islam Makhachev injured, Dana White’s recent comments about Tom Aspinall, and much more.

You can listen live to Heck of a Morning Tuesdays and Fridays at 10 a.m. ET on the MMA Fighting Twitter Spaces.

If you miss it live, audio-only versions of the podcast can be found below, on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, and wherever you find your favorite podcasts.

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