Danny Silva is out of this Saturday’s struggle with Dennis Buzukja.
On Tuesday, the UFC introduced that Silva sustained an injury which has forced him out of UFC Vegas 96. In his place, Francis Marshall steps in on quick discover to struggle Buzukja, with the bout now going down at light-weight as an alternative of featherweight.
Marshall entered the UFC off of the Contender Collection in 2022, profitable his first bout by TKO over Marcelo Rojo. Since then Marshall’s had a tricky go of issues although, shedding back-to-back fights to William Gomis and Isaac Dulgarian.
A two-time Contender Collection participant, Buzukja made his UFC debut final yr, shedding a unanimous choice to Sean Woodson in a struggle he additionally missed weight for. Buzukja then returned in opposition to Jamall Emmers and once more was defeated, this time by TKO; nevertheless, “The Nice” lastly managed to attain his first UFC victory this previous March, stopping Connor Matthews at UFC Atlantic City.
UFC Vegas 96 takes place this Saturday within the UFC APEX and is headlined by a middleweight matchup between Jared Cannonier and Caio Borralho.
