UFC 229 - Khabib vs. McGregor --- UFC 230 - Cormier vs. Lewis
UFC Fight Night 138: Volkan vs. Smith is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will be held on October 27, 2018 at Avenir Centre in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada.
Fight card
Main Card (Fox Sports 1)
Light Heavyweight Volkan Oezdemir vs. Anthony Smith
Featherweight Michael Johnson vs. Artem Lobov
Light Heavyweight Misha Cirkunov vs. Patrick Cummins
Bantamweight Andre Soukhamthath vs. Jonathan Martinez
Light Heavyweight Gian Villante vs. Ed Herman
Welterweight Alex Garcia vs. Court McGee
Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1)
Welterweight Nordine Taleb vs. Sean Strickland
Lightweight Thibault Gouti vs. Nasrat Haqparast
Featherweight Calvin Kattar vs. Chris Fishgold
Women's Bantamweight Sarah Moras vs. Talita Bernardo
Early Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Lightweight Te'Jovan Edwards vs. Don Madge
Heavyweight Arjan Bhullar vs. Marcelo Golm
Lightweight Stevie Ray vs. Jessin Ayari
Background
While the UFC has hosted many events across Canada, the event will mark the promotion's first visit to New Brunswick.
A light heavyweight bout between former UFC Light Heavyweight Championship challenger Volkan Oezdemir and Anthony Smith will serve as the event headliner.
Zubaira Tukhugov was scheduled to face Artem Lobov at the event. However, it was reported that Tukhugov was removed from the fight due his role in the UFC 229 post-fight melee. Lobov is expected to face Michael Johnson at the event.
Gavin Tucker was scheduled to face Andre Soukhamthath at the event. However, Tucker pulled out of the fight in early October citing an undisclosed injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Jonathan Martinez.
