Aalon Cruz won’t be facing his originally scheduled opponent, but he will stay on the UFC on ESPN+ 27 card. With Steven Peterson out, Cruz (8-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC) now faces fellow promotional debutant Spike Carlyle . A person with knowledge of the situation informed MMA Junkie of the booking Thursday. The person asked to remain anonymous since the promotion has yet to make an announcement. Florida’s Cruz was signed to the UFC following a brutal flying knee knockout victory on last summer’s season of “Dana White’s Contender Series.” The 30-year-old fighter is riding a four-fight winning streak. Carlyle (8-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) or, as he’s known to some, “The Alpha Ginger,” makes his UFC debut on a little over three weeks’ notice
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