Marcelo Rojo has a new date and opponent for his UFC debut.
The Argentine takes on Charles Jourdain (10-3 MMA, 1-2-1 UFC) in a featherweight contest at UFC Fight Night 187 on March 13 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Rojo (16-6 MMA) replaces Steve Garcia, who had to withdraw from the card due an injury.
MMA Junkie confirmed the booking following with two people with knowledge of the deal following an initial report from Entre Rounds. The people asked to remain anonymous because UFC officials have yet to formally confirm the contest.
Rojo was originally scheduled to serve as a replacement opponent for Raoni Barcelos at Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 186, but Barcelos had to withdraw from the fight due to a positive COVID-19 test. Now, Rojo gets a second chance at a UFC debut, taking on Jourdain.
Jourdain is coming off a draw against Josh Culibao back in October at UFC on ESPN 16. Prior to the draw, Culibao had suffered a loss to veteran Andre Fili.
UFC Fight Night 187 streams live on ESPN+.
With the addition to the card, the UFC Fight Night 187 lineup now includes:
- Leon Edwards vs. Belal Muhammad
- Davey Grant vs. Jonathan Martinez
- Matthew Semelsberger vs. Jason Witt
- Jinh Yu Frey vs. Gloria de Paula
- Dan Ige vs. Gavin Tucker
- Eryk Anders vs. Darren Stewart
- Nasrat Haqparast vs. Don Madge
- Ricardo Ramos vs. Zubaira Tukhugov
- Ray Rodriguez vs. Rani Yahya
- Philipe Lins vs. Ben Rothwell
- Matheus Nicolau vs. Tagir Ulanbekov
- Charles Jourdain vs. Marcelo Rojo