Jan Blachowicz vs. Corey Anderson set for UFC 191

Jan Blachowicz will remain on the UFC 191 card on September 5 in Las Vegas and his new opponent for the fight card is Ultimate Fighter 19 winner Corey Anderson.

Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports
Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports

The new fight booking was announced by the UFC on Thursday evening.

UFC 191 will come from the MGM Grand Garden Arena on September 5 and will be headlined by a rematch as Demetrious Johnson defends the flyweight title against John Dodson.

Blachowicz (18-4) was initially scheduled to face Anthony Johnson on this card, but the UFC announced earlier today that Johnson will now be facing Jimi Manuwa. Anderson (5-1) is coming off a lost to Gian Villante at UFC on FOX 15 in April and he is 2-1 in the UFC.

The current UFC 191: Johnson vs. Dodson II fight card is below.

Demetrious Johnson (22-2-1) vs. John Dodson (17-6)
Anthony Johnson (19-5) vs. Jimi Manuwa (15-1)
Paige VanZant (5-1) vs. Alex Chambers (5-2)
Francisco Rivera (11-4, 1NC) vs. John Lineker (25-7)
Joaquim Silva (7-0) vs. Nazareno Malegarie (23-3)
Jan Blachowicz (18-4) vs. Corey Anderson (5-1)