This week’s UFC card just lost one fight and gained a new one, all in an instant. Early Tuesday, Sam Alvey took to Instagram to confirm reports his opponent, Phil Hawes had withdrawn from their planned bout at UFC Vegas 47, set to take place Saturday, February 5th, in Las Vegas, NV.
Fortunately for Alvey, it looks like he’ll still be fighting this weekend. Eurosport reports that Brendan Allen has stepped in to replace Hawes on just four days notice. Allen is, in fact, the second opponent change for Alvey at this event. ‘Smile’n Sam’ was originally booked to face Ian Heinisch on the card, in a fight announced back in October of 2021, but Heinisch was pulled and replaced by Hawes in December.