RENATO MOICANO will step in to fight Rafael dos Anjos at UFC 272 on only four days notice.
After Rafael Fiziev was diagnosed with Covid-19, Saturday's event was disrupted and he pulled out from Dos Anjos.
Renato Moicano will fight at UFC 272
on four days notice
They were due to headline in Las Vegas alongside Jorge Masvidal (37), and Colby Covington (33), main-eventing.
ESPN reports that the 32-year old Brazilian has replaced UFC's late replacement.
Both teams claim that the fight was verbally agreed to by both sides and that the only thing left is to draft and sign the contracts.
The catchweight for the five-round fight is 160 pounds.
Moicano is currently back in Argentina, waiting for the green light to travel from there to Las Vegas.
Dos Anjos (30-13), last fought in November 2020, in a split-decision victory over Paul Felder.
Free Bets: Get more than PS2,000 in NEW CUSTOMER DEALSThis was his return from the welterweight to lightweight division.
Moicano (16-4-1), on a 2-fight win streak, has won in three of his four last outings and is now 16-4-1.
He was fighting less than a month before he won a second round submission victory over Alexander Hernandez at UFC 271
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