Ryan LaFlare has pulled out of his fight at UFC Fight Night Dublin on July 19th against Gunnar Nelson for unknown reasons and taking his place in the fight will be Ultimate Fighter alum Zak Cummings.
The fight change was announced by UFC officials on Wednesday morning.
UFC Fight Night Dublin will come from the O2 Arena on July 19th and will be headlined by a featherweight bout as Conor McGregor meets Cole Miller.
Cummings (17-3) has won both of his official fights in the UFC and is currently on a four fight winning streak. He was scheduled to face Kenny Robertson at the Fight Night card in Atlantic City on July 16th and the UFC is now searching for a new opponent for Robertson.
Nelson (12-0-1) was signed by the UFC in 2012 and has gone 3-0 in the organization. Two of his three wins in the UFC have come by submission in the first round, including his last victory at UFC Fight Night 37 against Omari Akhmedov.
The current UFC Fight Night Dublin fight card is below.
Conor McGregor (14-2) vs. Cole Miller (21-8)
Gunnar Nelson (12-0-1) vs. Zak Cummings (17-3)
Ilir Latifi (8-3, 1NC) vs. Tom Lawlor (9-5, 1NC)
Brad Pickett (24-8) vs. Ian McCall (12-4-1)
Phil Harris (22-12, 1NC) vs. Neil Seery (13-10)
Nikita Krylov (16-4) vs. Cody Donovan (8-4)
Trevor Smith (11-5) vs. Tor Troeng (16-5-1)