The former flyweight challenger will replace Allan Nascimento and lock horns with Su Mudaerji at UFC Fight Night 233 on Saturday. Elliott recently confirmed the news on social media. The new matchup was initially reported by Patrick McCorry, while Ag.Fight brought word of Nascimento’s withdrawal. Elliott vs. Mudaerji will be contested at bantamweight.
UFC Fight Night 233 takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and is headlined by a bantamweight scrap pitting Yadong Song against Chris Gutierrez. The main card airs on ESPN+ at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT, while prelims stream on ESPN+ beginning at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT.
Elliott will make a relatively quick turnaround after suffering a third-round submission defeat to Muhammad Mokaev at UFC 294 on Oct. 21. Prior to that, “The Ultimate Fighter 24” winner had been victorious in four of his previous five Octagon appearances.
Mudaerji, meanwhile, had a three-bout winning streak snapped in his last outing, when he fell to Matt Schnell via second-round submission at UFC on ABC 3 in July 2022.