Kennedy Nzechukwu out of UFC Vegas 105, Martin Buday gets new opponent

Kennedy Nzechukwu is out of his fight against Martin Buday this weekend.

This Saturday, Nzechukwu was supposed to face Buday in a main card bout at UFC Vegas 105, however, on Thursday, the UFC announced that Nzechukwu was removed from the bout. Instead, Buday now faces the undefeated Uran Satybaldiev in a heavyweight bout. No reason was given for Nzechukwu’s removal from the card.

Satybaldiev is currently the LFA light heavyweight champion. He won an interim title in 2024 with a fourth-round stoppage of Bruno Assis, and then claimed the undisputed title just a month ago, submitting Leon Soares with a kimura in the third round to move to 9-0 in his professional career.

Buday joined the UFC in 2021 off of the Contender Series and has been very successful, amassing an overall record of 5-1 in the promotion. Most recently, Buday won a split decision over former heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski at UFC 303 in what would be the final fight of Arlovski’s UFC career.