Paddy Holohan was forced to retire due to a rare blood disorder, and the UFC found a new opponent for Willie Gates at UFC Fight Night 87. Scheduled for May 8 at Rotterdam, the card will now feature Gates versus Yuta Sasaki in a flyweight bout, sources told MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani.
Gates (12-6) looks for his second win inside the Octagon after a 1-2 run under the promotion’s banner, with a 96-second victory over Darrell Montague sandwiched by third-round losses to one-time title contender John Moraga and Dustin Ortiz.