UFC 310: Veteran saves heavyweight clash to finalize pay-per-view lineup

The lineup for UFC 310 is complete after a short notice replacement steps in.

Multiple people with knowledge of the promotion’s plans confirmed to MMA Fighting that Kennedy Nzechukwu will now face Lukasz Brzeski on the Dec. 7 pay-per-view card at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. In the Cage first reported the booking.

Nzechukwu replaces Tallison Teixeira, who was forced to withdraw due to injury. The 32-year-old competes in his second heavyweight contest after moving up from the light heavyweight division at UFC 308 — stopping fan-favorite Chris Barnett in the first round. “African Savage” is set to make his 13th octagon appearance since earning a contract on Dana White’s Contender Series in 2018.

Brzeski remains on the card in hopes to turn his UFC fortunes around long term. The 32-year-old is 1-4 inside the octagon, including a first-round knockout loss to Mick Parkin at UFC 304 in his most recent appearance in July.

UFC 310 is headlined by a flyweight title fight between Alexandre Pantoja and Kai Asakura.