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Jackson McVey weighed in for UFC 317, but he did not get the opportunity to make his UFC debut on that card. Instead, the unbeaten 26-year-old, who is 6-0 with six first-round stoppage wins, will step in on short notice as an injury replacement on the upcoming UFC 318: Max Holloway vs. Dustin Poirier fight card.
McVey was set to make his UFC debut at UFC 317 opposite Sedriques Dumas. However, Dumas, was forced from the card. The man the UFC booked to replace Dumas, Christopher Ewert, was released from the promotion on weigh-in day for the event, when it was revealed that he was 10 pounds over the middleweight limit for the contest. McVey made weight for the event.
According to MMA Fighting. McVey picked up the UFC 318 booking when Ikram Aliskerov with drew from his fight opposite Brunno Ferreira because of a broken toe.
Ferreira (13-2-0) signed with the UFC in 2022 following a win on the Dana White’s Contender Series. He made his UFC debut in January 2023, knocking out Gregory Rodrigues at UFC 283. Ferreira is now 4-2 with the UFC. He is coming off a submission win over Arman Petrosyan in March of this year.
McVey is 6-0 as a pro with six first-round finishes. He has three knockouts and three submission wins. McVey’s most recent outing was a June 13 knockout win over Mataeo Garner under the LFA banner.
UFC 318 takes place on Saturday, July 19 from Smoothie King Center in New Orleans. The main event is a trilogy bout between Max Holloway and Dustin Poirier for Holloway’s BMF title. The bout is also scheduled to be Poirier’s retirement fight.
We will have more on the UFC 318 fight card as fight night nears.