After his canceled UFC 324 matchup, Ricky Turcios will get a quick turnaround.
Turcios moves up to featherweight to take on Alberto Montes at UFC 326 on March 7 bout at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas (Paramount+). Two people with knowledge of the matchup recently informed MMA Junkie of the booking but asked to remain anonymous as the promotion has yet to make an official announcement.
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Turcios (12-5 MMA, 2-3 UFC) was scheduled to face Cameron Smotherman in a bantamweight bout at UFC 324 last month at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, but the bout was scrapped when Smotherman lost consciousness after making weight and fell face-first on stage. Turcios will look to rebound after back-to-back losses to Raul Rosas Jr., and Benardo Sopaj.
Montes (10-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) will finally make his UFC debut after securing a contract with a submission finish on Dana White’s Contender Series in October 2024. The 31-year-old Colombian fighter was booked to face Roberto Romero at UFC 314 last April, but withdrew due to injury.
The updated UFC 326 lineup includes:
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Caio Borralho vs. Reinier de Ridder
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Rob Font vs. Raul Rosas Jr.
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Brunno Ferreira vs. Gregory Rodrigues
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Cody Durden vs. Nyamjargal Tumendemberel
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Cody Garbrandt vs. Long Xiao
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Diyar Nurgozhay vs. Rafael Tobias
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Jesus Aguilar vs. Su Mudaerji
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Donte Johnson vs. Dusko Todorovic
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Rodolfo Bellato vs. Luke Fernandez
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Gaton Bolanos vs. Joo Sang Yoo
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Alberto Montes vs. Ricky Turcios
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: Ricky Turcios moves up to featherweight for UFC 326 booking
