UFC 317 Gets New Matchup Following Sedriques Dumas’ Exit

Sedriques Dumas won’t be fighting at UFC 317 as originally expected.

As a result, Christopher Ewert will step in on short notice to face Jackson McVey on Saturday at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. MMAjunkie.com was first to report the new middleweight booking. The reason for Dumas’ withdrawal is currently unknown. The Florida native has a lengthy criminal history, including an April arrest on multiple charges including felony robbery home invasion without a weapon, misdemeanor battery, possession of weapon by a convicted felon and felony drug possession.

Dumas, a 29-year-old Pensacola, Florida, native, last fought at UFC 314, where he suffered a first-round knockout loss to Michal…