"Edwards is an eight-time Bellator veteran who has been victorious in three of his last four outings on the regional scene. Most recently, he scored a second-round TKO against Glendal Whitney at Shamrock FC 373 on Feb. 21. Bukauskas had a four-bout winning streak snapped in his last Octagon appearance, when he suffered a third-round KO defeat to Nikita Krylov at UFC 324."
UFC Vegas 117 has multiple fight changes ahead of Saturday’s event. Rodolfo Bellato was removed from a proposed light heavyweight matchup with Modestas Bukauskas, and Christian Edwards will step in to fight at a 215-pound catchweight. Nicolas Dalby was pulled from a welterweight matchup with Jeremiah Wells, resulting in cancellation of that bout. Artur Miniev replaced Thomas Gantt in a lightweight contest. The event takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and streams in full on Paramount+ starting at 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT. Edwards is an eight-time Bellator veteran with three wins in his last four regional outings, including a second-round TKO on Feb. 21. Bukauskas previously had a four-fight winning streak end with a third-round KO loss to Nikita Krylov at UFC 324.
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