Report: Spicely to face Winn at UFC Greenville
Eric Spicely has stepped up on short notice to fight Deron Winn on Saturday at UFC Greenville, sources told MMAJunkie's Nolan King.
Spicely (12-4) replaces Bruno Silva, who was forced off the card due to injury. The 32-year-old was released from the UFC last year after three straight losses. Since then, the Tristar Gym standout has picked up back-to-back stoppage victories, including a first-round TKO of UFC veteran Caio Magalhaes at CES 55 in March. Spicely re-signed with the UFC this past weekend.
Winn (5-0) is making his promotional debut and is now on his third opponent after both Silva and Markus Perez were forced off the card. The 30-year-old, who is a training partner of Daniel Cormier at AKA, has finished four of his five career opponents. The NCAA wrestling standout will compete in the middleweight division for the first time.
With this new addition, here's an updated look at the UFC on ESPN+ 12 card, which takes place Saturday at Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, S.C.
Main Card (7 p.m. ET)
- Renato Moicano vs. Chan Sung Jung
- Rob Font vs. John Lineker
- Bryan Barberena vs. Randy Brown
- Montana De La Rosa vs. Andrea Lee
- Alessio Di Chirico vs. Kevin Holland
- Syuri Kondo vs. Ashley Yoder
Preliminary Card (4 p.m. ET)
- Kevin Aguilar vs. Dan Ige
- Luis Pena vs. Matt Wiman
- Allen Crowder vs. Jair Rozenstruik
- Ariane Lipski vs. Molly McCann
- Eric Spicely vs. Deron Winn
- Anderson dos Santos vs. Andre Ewell