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Fourth-ranked middleweight Reinier de Ridder was set to meet sixth-ranked Anthony Hernandez atop the UFC’s 13-bout Saturday card at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, but Hernandez was felled by an injury and replaced by No. 9 contender Brendan Allen.
De Ridder arrives having won all four of his octagonal bouts after graduating from a two-division title reign in the ONE Championship promotion. He’d have met a fighter with eight straight UFC victories in Hernandez, but trades him instead for Allen, who lost a three-round decision to Hernandez in February but bounced back with a three-rounder over former title challenger Marvin Vettori in July.
Six other ranked fighters are involved in the other 12 bouts, which include three bouts matching homestanding Canadians against fighters from the United States.
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