The game of musical chairs that will be the UFC’s first fight of 2019 continues, but now may be finally set. After Dwight Grant (8-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) was not cleared to compete by the New York State Athletic Commission, newcomer Kyle Stewart (11-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) will take on Chance Rencountre (12-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) to open UFC on ESPN+ 1 on Saturday. Grant had been a welterweight replacement for Randy Brown, who was pulled from the card for an unspecified reason. Newsday first reported the new matchup as complete after multiple outlets reported Stewart was a candidate. UFC on ESPN+ 1 takes place Saturday at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. The main card steams on ESPN+ following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+
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Kyle Stewart in for Dwight Grant, meets Chance Rencountre at UFC Brooklyn – MMA Junkie