An undisclosed injury has forced Zak Cummings to pull out of his Ultimate Fighter 18 Finale bout against Sergio Moraes, and replacing him in the bout will be Sean Spencer.
UFC officials announced the new fight booking on Wednesday afternoon.
The Ultimate Fighter 18 Finale will take place on November 30th from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas and will be headlined by Demetrious Johnson defending the UFC flyweight title against Joseph Benavidez.
Spencer (10-2) made his UFC debut at the beginning of this year, and was defeated in his debut against Rafael Natal. He returned at UFC Fight Night 28 last month and defeated Yuri Villefort by split decision.
Moraes (8-2) was a finalist during the inaugural season of TUF Brazil and was defeated in the finals by Cezar Ferreira in a middleweight bout. After the fight, he dropped down to the welterweight division and he has won back to back fights, with both being submission victories.
The current fight card for The Ultimate Fighter 18 Finale is below.
Demetrious Johnson (18-2-1) vs. Joseph Benavidez (19-3)
TBA vs. TBA – TUF 18 men’s tournament final
TBA vs. TBA – TUF 18 women’s tournament final
Nate Diaz (16-9) vs. Gray Maynard (11-2-1, 1NC)
Jared Rosholt (8-1) vs. Walter Harris (6-1)
Akira Corassani (11-3, 1NC) vs. Maximo Blanco (9-4, 1NC)
Rani Yahya (19-7) vs. Tom Niinimaki (20-5-1)
Sean Spencer (10-2) vs. Sergio Moraes (8-2)