Japanese bantamweight Yuta Sasaki has replaced Patrick Holohan and will lock horns with Willie Gates at UFC Fight Night in Rotterdam on May 8.
The Las Vegas-based promotion revealed the new matchup on Tuesday after Holohan was forced to retire from MMA due to a rare bleeding disorder. While Holohan vs. Gates was originally booked at 125 pounds, it is unclear at which weight class Gates-Sasaki will take place.
UFC Fight Night takes place at Ahoy Rotterdam in the Netherlands and is headlined by a heavyweight tilt pitting Alistair Overeem against Andrei Arlovski.