MMA Odds and Ends for Thursday: Jessica Andrade pulled from UFC 207, Smolka vs. Borg promoted to the main card

480 Jessica Andrade pulled from UFC 207, Smolka vs. Borg promoted to the main card MMAJunkie reported on Wednesday that Jessica Andrade has been removed from UFC 207 as the promotion could not find a replacement opponent for the injured Maryna Moroz.  As a result the flyweight matchup between Louis Smolka vs. Ray Borg has been promoted to the main card. Andrade (15-5) was slated to fight Invicta FC strawweight champion Angela Hill, but the TUF competitor couldn’t compete on the card because she had to take part in a four-month USADA testing pool in order for her to rejoin the UFC. UFC 207 takes place Friday December 30th at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Here’s an updated look at the card. Main Card (10 PM ET, PPV) Amanda Nunes vs. Ronda Rousey Dominick Cruz vs. Cody Garbrandt Fabricio Werdum vs. Cain Velasquez T.J. Dillashaw vs. John Lineker Ray Borg vs. Louis Smolka Preliminary Card (8 PM ET, FS1) Johny Hendricks vs. Neil Magny Dong Hyun Kim vs. Tarec Saffiedine Alex Garcia vs. Mike Pyle Antonio Carlos Junior vs. Marvin Vettori Preliminary Card (7 PM ET, UFC Fight Pass) Tim Means vs. Alex Oliveira Niko Price vs. Brandon Thatch   9-1 Canadian Miles Anstead “There’s a lot of people I’d run through in the UFC middleweight division” Miles Anstead (9-1) discusses his 2nd round submission victory over Adrian Miles at Hard Knocks 51 and potential jump to UFC    

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