Overview
- The UFC confirmed Haddon is out of Saturday’s preliminary bout at Madison Square Garden, with newcomer Ethyn Ewing stepping in to face Malcolm Wellmaker.
- Multiple outlets report a late weight-class adjustment for the replacement matchup, keeping the fight on the card despite the change.
- Wellmaker said on Instagram that Haddon broke his foot and could not compete, while the promotion has not released specific medical details.
- Ewing enters his UFC debut at 8-2 on an eight-fight win streak, having scored a stoppage less than a week ago under Urijah Faber’s A1 Combat banner.
- Wellmaker remains unbeaten at 10-0 with two first-round UFC knockouts since earning a contract on Dana White’s Contender Series.