Cody Haddon has been forced out of his UFC 322 bout due to injury and Ethyn Ewing will step in on short notice to take on Malcolm Wellmaker this Saturday at Madison Square Garden. The fight will now be contested at featherweight.
The UFC announced this on Thursday.
Ewing (8-2) enters his UFC debut on an eight-fight win streak, having last competed in a title fight under Urijah Faber’s A1 Combat banner less than a week ago. Of his eight wins, seven have come by knockout, with his lone decision victory completing an impressive resume.
Haddon was forced to withdraw from the fight due to injury, although details have not yet been announced. The Australian bantamweight earned his UFC contract during Dana White’s Contender Series Week 2 in 2024 and made his official debut just two months later, scoring a decision victory over Dan Argueta.
Wellmaker (10-0) will look to keep his perfect record intact against Ewing. The undefeated bantamweight has notable victories over Kris Moutinho, Cameron Saaiman and Adam Bramhald.
UFC 322 takes place on Saturday, November 15 from Madison Square Garden in New York, NY. The map is as follows:
- Jack Della Maddalena (C) vs. Islam Makhachev
- Valentina Shevchenko (C) vs. Weili Zhang
- #2 Sean Brady vs. #8 Michael Morales
- #4 Leon Edwards vs. #9 Carlos Prates
- #9 Beneil Dariush vs. #13 Benoit Saint-Denis
- Bo Nickal vs. Rodolfo Vieira
- Roman Kopylov vs. Gregory Rodrigues
- #4 Erin Blanchfield vs. #8 Tracy Cortez
- Malcolm Wellmaker vs. Ethyn Ewing
- Kyle Daukaus vs. Gerald Meerschaert
- Pat Sabatini vs. Chepe Mariscal
- #12 Angela Hill vs. Fatima Kline
- Baisangur Susurkaev vs. Eric McConico
- Viacheslav Borschev vs. Matheus Camilo
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