UFC officials announced Thursday that Marcelo Golm has stepped up to take on Christian Colombo on Oct. 28th for UFC Fight Night 119 which takes place at Ibirapuera Gymnasium in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Columbo’s original opponent Carlos Felipe was flagged by USADA.
Golm (4-0) heads into his UFC debut on a four-fight win streak, with all of those victories coming by first-round knockout. All of the 25-year-old’s professional fights have taken place in Brazil. Columbo (8-2-1) is still searching for his first UFC victory after going to a draw with Jarjis Danho in his debut and suffering a loss to Luis Henrique. Here’s an updated look at the card.
Lyoto Machida vs. Derek Brunson
Colby Covington vs. Demian Maia
Jarred Brooks vs. Deiveson Figueiredo
Augusto Mendes vs. Boston Salmon
Christian Colombo vs. Marcelo Golm
Antonio Carlos Junior vs. Jack Marshman
Jack Hermansson vs. Thiago “Marreta” Santos
Rob Font vs. Pedro Munhoz
Hacran Dias vs. Jared Gordon
Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos vs. Max Griffin
Niko Price vs. Luan Chagas
Jim Miller vs. Francisco Trinaldo
John Lineker vs. Marlon Vera
