Slim Trabelsi has signed with the UFC and will make his debut next month. Hamdy Abdelwahab has been forced out of UFC 280 and Trabelsi (5-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) will step in to face Parker Porter (13-7 MMA, 3-2 UFC) on Oct. 22 at Etihad Arena on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi. A person with knowledge of his removal from the card told MMA Junkie his withdrawal is for a non-injury reason. ESPN was first to report the news of the booking. Tunisia’s Trabelsi, a former amateur wrestler, has trained with the likes of UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou and former interim champ Ciryl Gane at MMA Factory Paris
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With Hamdy Abdelwahab out, Slim Trabelsi steps in to face Parker Porter at UFC 280 – MMA Junkie