Cage Warriors featherweight champion Harry Hardwick (13-3-1) has been signed by the UFC and will make his debut on Saturday, according to the promotion.
Hardwick replaces Ziam in Paris
First reported by Al Zullino on Tuesday morning, Hardwick will take on Kauê Fernandes (10-2) in a lightweight bout on the preliminary card of UFC Paris. Fernandes was left without an opponent after Fares Ziam (15-4), the French native originally scheduled to fight him, withdrew from the contest due to the death of his grandmother.
In turn, Middlesborough’s Hardwick was tapped to replace Ziam and make his UFC debut with less than a week’s notice.