Overview
- Multiple outlets reported Tuesday that Artur Miniev accepted a five-day call-up to face Thomas Gantt on Saturday at the Meta APEX in Las Vegas after Trey Ogden withdrew with an injury.
- Both lightweights are unbeaten and slated for UFC debuts, with Gantt at 11-0 and Miniev at 7-0.
- Miniev, a Ukraine-born prospect, built his record in Fury FC and recently knocked out veteran Derek Campos in the first round.
- Gantt is a former NC State wrestler who earned a UFC deal on Dana White’s Contender Series with a quick guillotine finish and trains under Daniel Cormier in California.
- MMAmania also noted late card moves for UFC Vegas 117, including Modestas Bukauskas vs. Christian Edwards being added and Jeremiah Wells vs. Nicolas Dalby being canceled due to a Dalby injury.