Malcolm Wellmaker Gets Third Opponent on Fight Week

© William Purnell-Imagn ImagesNEW YORK —Hopefully, the third name is the charm for Malcolm Wellmaker. Just hours before stepping on the scale for UFC 322 at Madison Square Garden, the undefeated bantamweight contender (10–0 MMA, 2–0 UFC) received word of another opponent switch. After original foe Serhiy Sidey withdrew with injury and short-notice replacement Cody Haddon was forced out during fight week, Ethyn Ewing (8–2 MMA) has agreed to make his UFC debut on ultra-short notice.

“My new opponent is Ethyn Ewing. I know as much about him as y’all do, but he stepped up to take the fight,” Wellmaker said on Instagram. “It breaks my heart I’m not fighting Cody Haddon anymore… but I’m grateful…