With Randy Costa out, Trevin Jones meets Mario Bautista at UFC 259 on March 6
Trevin Jones will still get to complete on the approaching smash hit pay-per-view card.
Randy Costa has actually been required to withdraw from UFC 259 on March 6 and Mario Bautista (8-1 Mixed Martial Arts, 2-1 UFC) will action in to deal with Jones (12-6 Mixed Martial Arts, 0-0-1 UFC).
2 individuals with understanding of the reservation notified Mixed Martial Arts Addict of the match, however asked to stay confidential because the promo has yet to make a main statement.
UFC 259 happens Saturday, March 6 at the UFC Pinnacle in Las Vegas. The primary card airs on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+.
In his marketing launching, Jones (12-6 Mixed Martial Arts, 0-0-1 UFC) installed an amazing return when he completed Timur Valiev in the 2nd round at UFC on ESPN 15 this previous August. Nevertheless, the Nevada Athletic Commission reversed Jones’ win to a no contest after he evaluated favorable for cannabis.
Given that dropping his UFC launching to bantamweight competitor Cory Sandhagen in January 2019, Bautista has actually notched back-to-back rewards in a “Fight of the Night” win over Jin Soo Child and, most just recently, a flying knee surface of Miles Johns at UFC 247.
With the modification, the UFC 259 lineup now consists of:
PRIMARY CARD (Pay television, 10 p.m. ET)
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Champ Jan Blachowicz vs. Israel Adesanya – for light heavyweight title
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Amanda Nunes vs. Megan Anderson
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Petr Yan vs. Aljamain Sterling
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Drew Dober vs. Islam Makhachev
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Aleksandar Rakic vs. Thiago Santos
INITIAL CARD (ESPN, 8 p.m. ET)
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Dominick Cruz vs. Casey Kenney
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Kyler Phillips vs. Tune Yadong
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Askar Askarov vs. Joseph Benavidez
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Amanda Lemos vs. Livinha Souza
INITIAL CARD (ESPN+)
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Sean Brady vs. Jake Matthews
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Mario Bautista vs. Trevin Jones
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Aalon Cruz vs. Uros Medic
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Tim Elliott vs. Jordan Espinosa
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Rogerio Bontorin vs. Kai Kara-France
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Kennedy Nzechukwu vs. Carlos Ulberg
Jobber Wiki author Frank Long contributed to this report.