In this regard, the new main event of the tournament will be a bantamweight title rematch between champion Alex Pereira and former belt holder Jiri Prohazka, which was rumored to be scheduled for later this summer. The Brazilian and the Czech first met last November when the reigning champion won by technical knockout.
In addition, co-main event participant Jamal Hill was also ruled out of the tournament due to a knee injury, so welterweights Brian Ortega and Diego Lopez took the fight on short notice to fill the void. As for Hill's original opponent Carlos Uhlberg, he remains on the card - he will now face Anthony Smith, who is also out on short notice.
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