Josh Emmett has stepped in for the injured Nick Hein and will face Jon Tuck at UFC Rotterdam on four days notice.
MMAFighting.com reported the news.
Tuck (9-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC) was scheduled to face German Nick Hein at Saturday’s event in Rotterdam, but Hein pulled out with injury. Tuck is 3-2 inside the octagon and is coming off a submission victory over Tae Hyun Bang at UFC Fight Night: Manila.
Emmett (9-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) has three knockouts victories, two submission victories and four decision victories. The Team Alpha Male product has an unblemished professional MMA record and is on tip top form right now, as he’s coming off two consecutive finishes. Emmett was already scheduled to fight this weekend against Joshua Aveles, but was pulled from the event to make his UFC debut.
UFC Rotterdam takes place live this Saturday from the Ahoy Rotterdam in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The card is headlined by a heavyweight match-up between Alistair Overeem and Andrei Arlovski.
