Gable Steveson will now not be opening the fundamental card of UFC 329 next month.
Steveson continues to be set to face Elisha Ellison in his highly-anticipated Octagon debut on the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on July 11.
With a gold medal in wrestling on the 2020 Olympic games under his belt, Steveson has been tipped to realize huge success since he made the transition to MMA.
While having him open the fundamental card of one in all the most important events of the 12 months made a variety of sense, the UFC has modified their plans.
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King Green vs Terrance McKinney replaces Gable Steveson’s debut as UFC 329 fundamental card opener
Before Manel Kape stopped Kyoji Horiguchi within the fundamental event of UFC Vegas 119, the bout order for the UFC 329 fundamental card was updated via the published.
The most important change from the previously announced line-up for the event that features the return of Conor McGregor is that Gable Steveson’s Octagon debut will now not be opening the fundamental card on July 11.
As an alternative will probably be the matchup that was reported earlier this month between King Green and Terrance McKinney.
The 2 lightweights are each known for having among the most fan-friendly styles on the roster, giving the fundamental card a robust probability of opening with a bang.
As for Steveson, it wasn’t revealed exactly where his fight with Elisha Ellison has been moved to, apart from that it’s now on the prelims.
It might be surprising if this bout dropped any lower than the featured prelim slot as a result of the hype surrounding the American heavyweight’s debut.
In March, the UFC brought fights to CBS for the primary time when airing a portion of UFC 326 concurrently on CBS and Paramount+.
Putting Steveson in one in all those slots would appear to be a complete no-brainer for the promotion.
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