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Zak Chelli stunned David Morrell Jr by stopping him in the 10th round on Morrell’s two-weeks’ notice, on the undercard after Callum Smith withdrew with an injury, delivering the biggest win of Chelli’s career and forcing Morrell to rebuild.
Baysangur Susurkaev, a 9-0 middleweight, made an impressive UFC debut at UFC 319 just three days after earning his contract through a knockout on The Contender Series, quickly flying from Las Vegas to Chicago to face Eric Nolan on short notice, in a card headlined by Khamzat Chimaev and Dricus du Plessis.
The official weigh-ins for UFC on ESPN 50 took place in Nashville, with most fighters making weight. However, Dennis Buzukja, who took the fight on short notice, missed the featherweight limit by half a pound. Despite his efforts to cut weight, the Tennessee commission did not allow him to continue cutting. The main event between Cory Sandhagen and Rob Font is set to proceed at a contract weight of 140 pounds.