Big Change In UFC Fight Night 74 Co-Main Event
It was revealed by The StarPhoenix that Neil Magny (15-4 MMA, 8-3 UFC) will be replacing Rick Story (18-8 MMA, 11-6 UFC) against Erick Silva (18-5 MMA, 6-4 UFC) in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night 74.
Neil Magny was dominated in his last bout against Demian Maia at UFC 190, which snapped his seven-fight winning streak.
Silva is riding a two-fight winning streak with his latest win coming over Josh Koscheck via a guillotine choke at UFC Fight Night 62.
Max Holloway vs. Charles Oliveira serves as the main event of this event.
UFC Fight Night 74 will be held from Saskatchewan, Canada at the SaskTel Centre on August 23rd and will air on UFC Fight Pass as well as FOX Sports 1.
The official UFC Fight Night 74 lineup includes:
MAIN CARD (FOX Sports 1, 9 p.m. ET)
Max Holloway vs. Charles Oliveira
Neil Magny vs. Erick Silva
Josh Burkman vs. Patrick Cote
Chad Laprise vs. Francisco Trinaldo
Olivier Aubin-Mercier vs. Tony Sims
Valerie Letourneau vs. Maryna Moroz
PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX Sports 1, 7 p.m. ET)
Misha Cirkunov vs. Sean O’Connell
Felipe Arantes vs. Yves Jabouin
Nikita Krylov vs. Marcos Rogerio de Lima
Frankie Perez vs. Sam Stout
PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 6 p.m. ET)
Chris Beal vs. Chris Kelades
Shane Campbell vs. Elias Silverio
