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The main event at UFC Fight Night 46 in Dublin has taken a slight change. Cole Miller has been forced out of his anticipated match-up against Conor McGregor and now Diego Brandao will step in for him.
UFC officials announced the change in opponents for McGregor on Tuesday and that Miller is in a full cast due to torn ligaments in his hand.
Brandao (18-9) will get main event status despite coming off a knockout loss to Dustin Poirier at UFC 168 last December. Prior to the fault on his record, the Brazilian was riding a three-fight winning streak. Holding victories over Joey Gambino, Pablo Garza and Daniel Pineda.
McGregor (14-2) is riding a ten-fight unbeaten streak and will make his return to the Octagon after almost a one-year hiatus. The Dublin native defeated Max Holloway by unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night 26. Following the bout, an MRI scan revealed that he had torn his ACL during the fight and would be out of action for up to ten months.
UFC Fight Night: Dublin will go down on July 19 from The O2 in Dublin, Ireland.
Check out the rest of the fight card below.
Zak Cummings vs. Gunnar Nelson
Ian McCall vs. Brad Pickett
Ilir Latifi vs. Tom Lawlor
Phil Harris vs. Neil Seery
Cody Donovan vs. Nikita Krylov
Phil Harris vs. Neil Seery
Trevor Smith vs. Tor Troeng
Naoyuki Kotani vs. Norman Parke
