Hardwick To Make Ufc Debut On Five Days' Notice

Britain's Harry Hardwick will make his UFC debut connected Saturday successful Paris aft accepting a conflict connected only 5 days' notice.

Hardwick, 30, was approached connected Monday astir fighting Brazil's Kaue Fernandes successful a lightweight bout.

Cage Warriors featherweight champion Hardwick has a grounds of 13 wins, 3 losses and a tie successful MMA and is connected an unbeaten streak of 8 bouts successful Cage Warriors.

Englishman Hardwick replaces Frenchman Fares Ziam, who withdrew connected Monday aft his grandma died.

Hardwick's relative George besides fights successful MMA and was antecedently a Cage Warriors champion.

Scotland's Paul Craig, Wales' Mason Jones and Ireland's Shauna Bannon are besides connected nan card.

UFC Paris is headlined by a middleweight bout betwixt France's Nassourdine Imavov and Brazil's Caio Borralho.