Cory Sandhagen & Glover Teixeira get new opponents ahead of UFC Brooklyn

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2019 is off to a rocky start for the UFC, as three fights were in jeopardy of being nixed for the upcoming UFC Brooklyn card on January 19 due to injury.

Randy Brown vs Chance Rencountre is reportedly out of their welterweight bout to open the card. Although a replacement has yet to be found for Rencountre, the UFC was able to find new opponents for Sandhagen and Teixeira just seven days out from fight night.

Karl Roberson will be stepping in short notice for Ion Cutelaba to fight Teixeira. The undefeated newcomer, Mario Bautista steps in for Lineker to take on the unbreakable, Sandhagen.

Below is a lineup for the first-ever ESPN card, UFC Brooklyn:

MAIN CARD (ESPN+)

Henry Cejudo (C) vs TJ Dillashaw (C-bantamweight) – for flyweight title
Allen Crowder vs Greg Hardy
Gregor Gillespie vs Yancy Medeiros
Joseph Benavidez vs Dustin Ortiz
Rachael Ostovich vs Paige VanZant
Karl Roberson vs Glover Teixeira

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN)

Donald Cerrone vs Alexander Hernandez
Joanne Calderwood vs Ariane Lipski
Alonzo Menifield vs Vinicius Moreira
Mario Bautista vs Cory Sandhagen

FIGHT PASS PRELIMS

Dennis Bermudez vs Te Edwards
Belal Muhammad vs Geoff Neal
Chance Rencountre vs TBA

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