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REPORT: JESSE BUTLER OUT, LUCAS ALEXANDER IN AT UFC FIGHT NIGHT 232

By David Tees on 11/1/2023 7:11 PM

Jesse Butler has been pulled from UFC Fight Night 232 according to Marcel Dorff, replacing him against Jeka Saragih is Lucas Alexander.

Saragih (13-3-0) is winless thus far under the UFC banner, dropping a bout to Anshul Jubli at UFC Fight Night 218. Saragih competed on the Road To The UFC: Abu Dhabi, making it to the finals of the tournament before losing to the aforementioned Jubli. Saragih has picked up 13 wins as a professional MMA fighter and eight of those have come by way of KO/TKO.

Alexander (8-3-0) has won just one of two in UFC competition, with that lone win coming over Steven Peterson at UFC On ESPN 43. Alexander was scheduled to compete this weekend at UFC Sao Paulo, but was pulled from the card due to an injury suffered by opponent David Onama. Alexander has suffered three losses as a professional MMA fighter and all of them came by way of submission.

UFC Fight Night 232 takes place on Saturday, November 18 from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada with Brendan Allen and Paul Craig headlining. PWInsiderXtra is providing live coverage of the event, which streams live on ESPN+.