Mirsad Bektic was forced out of his Fight Night 49 bout against Max Holloway later this month. Taking his place will be UFC newcomer Clay Collard.
Clay Collard is 13-4 in his MMA career, and will be riding a 3-fight win streak into the bout, with one of the wins coming over UFC vet and Team Alpha Male coach Justin Buchholz. 10 of his 13 career wins come by way of stoppage.
The UFC Fight Night 49 lineup is currently as follows:
MAIN CARD (FOX Sports 1, 10 p.m. ET)
Rafael dos Anjos vs. Benson Henderson
Jordan Mein vs. Mike Pyle
Francis Carmont vs. Thales Leites
Clay Collard vs. Max Holloway
Valmir Lazaro vs. James Vick
Tom Niinimaki vs. Chas Skelly
PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX Sports 2, 8 p.m. ET)
Alex Garcia vs. Neil Magny
Joby Sanchez vs. Wilson Reis
Beneil Dariush vs. Tony Martin
Matt Hobar vs. Aaron Phillips
PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 7:30 p.m. ET)
Chris Heatherly vs. Ben Saunders