Cameron Smotherman will replace the injured Charles Jourdain and face Ricky Simon at UFC Atlanta on Saturday.
The Las Vegas-based promotion announced the new bantamweight booking on Tuesday. UFC Atlanta — also known as UFC on ESPN 69 — takes place at State Farm Arena and is headlined by a welterweight duel pitting Kamaru Usman against Joaquin Buckley. The nature of Jourdain’s injury was not revealed. Simon vs. Smotherman is slated for the preliminary card, which airs on ESPN+ at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.