More than six years after his first octagon run ended, Sean Soriano is back in the UFC. MMA Junkie on Thursday learned from two people with knowledge of the booking that Soriano (14-6 MMA, 0-3 UFC) has replaced Joel Alvarez (18-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) and will face Christos Giagos (18-8 MMA, 4-4 UFC) in a lightweight matchup next week at UFC 262 . The people requested anonymity because the UFC has not formally announced the contest. Visa issues forced Alvarez out the original booking. Soriano, 31, was undefeated heading into his first UFC run but then struggled in the octagon falling short against notables Tatsuya Kawajiri, Chas Skelly and Charles Rosa in featherweight contests
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