Roger Narvaez replaces Francimar Barroso at UFC Fight Night 42, meets Patrick Cummins

Francimar Barroso recently pulled out of his fight at UFC Fight Night 42 against Patrick Cummins and taking his place in the bout will be Roger Narvaez.UFC FN ABQ

The fight change has not been officially announced by the UFC at this time, but Narvaez and Cummins have confirmed the bout on Twitter.

UFC Fight Night 42 will take place from the Tingley Coliseum on June 7th and will be headlined by a lightweight bout as former lightweight champion Benson Henderson faces Rustam Khabilov.

Cummins (4-1) was signed by the UFC in February and stepped in on less than two weeks notice to face Daniel Cormier. He would be defeated in the first round by TKO and it was his first fight in eleven months. Prior to entering the UFC, he won his first four fights by stoppage in the first round.

Narvaez (6-0) will be making his UFC debut in this bout and his most recent fight came in September at Legacy FC 23 as he won a split decision against Hayward Charles. Prior to his last fight, his previous five wins had come by stoppage with four of them coming in the first round.

The current UFC Fight Night 42: Henderson vs. Khabilov fight card lineup is below.

Main Card: (Fox Sports 1 – 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT)
Benson Henderson (20-3) vs. Rustam Khabilov (17-1)
Diego Sanchez (24-7) vs. Ross Pearson (15-6, 1NC)
John Dodson (15-6) vs. John Moraga (14-2)
Jason High (18-4) vs. Rafael dos Anjos (20-7)
Yves Edwards (42-20-1, 1NC) vs. Piotr Hallmann (14-2)
Bryan Caraway (18-6) vs. Erik Perez (14-5)

Preliminary Card: (Fox Sports 1 – 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT)
Sergio Pettis (10-1) vs. Yaotzin Meza (20-9)
Lance Benoist (6-2) vs. Bobby Voelker (24-11)
Scott Jorgensen (14-9) vs. Danny Martinez (16-5)
Jon Tuck (7-1) vs. Jake Lindsey (9-0)

Preliminary Card: (Fight Pass – 7:30 p.m. ET/4:30 p.m. PT)
Patrick Cummins (4-1) vs. Roger Narvaez (6-0)