Cameron Smotherman is taking pictures his shot.
MMA Combating’s Mike Heck confirmed with sources with data of the change that Smotherman (11-4) is stepping in on lower than every week’s discover as a substitute for Brady Hiestand to combat Jake Hadley (11-3) this Saturday at UFC Vegas 99. The explanation for Hiestand’s withdrawal was not disclosed.
MMA Mania was first to report the brand new bantamweight matchup.
Smotherman, 27, has fought virtually solely for Fury FC, along with his lone enterprise outdoors of the promotion happening on Dana White’s Contender Collection matchup. In that August 2023 encounter with Charalampos Grigoriou, “The Child-Confronted Killer” fell brief in his quest for a UFC contract after dropping by 60-second TKO.
To name Smotherman’s pre-UFC profession eventful could be an understatement, as he has made Missed Fists headlines a number of occasions, together with an entertaining rant against a dissenting judge, a Tyson Fury-esque comeback victory after nearly being KO’d, and a clutch flying knee that doubtless saved him from dropping a bantamweight title. Now he will get his probability to make waves within the octagon.
Hadley additionally had a tough go of it on the Contender Collection, lacking weight however occurring to be signed anyway after defeating Mitch Raposo in a flyweight bout. His weight minimize troubles have continued as he lately missed weight for a bantamweight bout in opposition to Caolan Loughran and once more went on to win. His UFC file stands at 3-3.
