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Niko Price Steps In on Five Days' Notice to Face Nikolay Veretennikov at UFC Vegas 113

Both 36-year-old welterweights enter on losing skids, putting their UFC futures under scrutiny.

Overview

  • The UFC announced the late-notice matchup for Feb. 7 at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
  • Price replaces Jose Henrique Souza after earlier plans involving Eric Nolan were scrapped.
  • Price is 16-9 (8-9 UFC) with two wins in his last nine and four stoppage defeats in his last six losses.
  • Veretennikov is 1-3 in the UFC, recently signed a new deal, and is coming off a unanimous decision loss to Punahele Soriano.
  • The booking was corroborated by independent reporting, including Marcel Dorff, as the fight was added to the finalized UFC Vegas 113 lineup.