After a potential USADA violation from Guido Cannetti, former title challenger Joe Soto will face Marco Beltran in Mexico City on less than one weeks’ notice.
The bout and replacement were first reported by C. Contreras Legaspi.
Soto (16-5) entered the UFC two years ago as a former Bellator champion and debuted on 24h notice vs. then bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw. After a rough start, Soto dropped a decision to Michinori Tanaka and was knocked out by Anthony Birchak. In his last outing, he submitted Chris Beal in Ottawa.