The card is headlined by top-ranked bantamweight contenders Mario Bautista and Vinicius Oliveira<\/a>, but there\u2019s reportedly been a late switch to one of the other bantamweight tilts scheduled to take place as part of the prelim portion of the event. <\/p>\n Gianni Vazquez Replaces Said Nurmagomedov At UFC Vegas 113<\/p>\n First reported by MMA Latinoam\u00e9rica<\/a>, Said Nurmagomedov has withdrawn from his UFC Vegas 113 matchup with Javid Basharat and will be replaced by UFC newcomer Gianni Vazquez. <\/p>\n Said Nurmagomedov (blue gloves) celebrates his win by submission against Cody Stamann (red gloves) during UFC 270 at Honda Center. | Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images<\/p>\n Currently riding the momentum of five-straight wins, Vazquez is already a veteran of 18 professional MMA fights and handed current #10-ranked UFC bantamweight contender David Martinez his first and only loss when the pair met at a Combat Global event in 2021. <\/p>\n READ MORE: UFC Champion Ilia Topuria Drops Massive Return Update as Fans Wait for Fight News<\/a><\/p>\n The split decision victory over Martinez kicked off a three-fight win streak for Vazquez, but that run came to an end in 2023 when he was submitted by current UFC flyweight contender Edgar Chairez in the main event of Fury FC 76.<\/p>\n \u201cKriptonita\u201d made the move to California\u2019s Up Next Fighting following the loss to Chairez, and his current five-fight win streak under the UNF banner includes three finishes, all of which came in the second round. <\/p>\n Javid Basharat Looks To Rebound Against Short-Notice Opponent<\/p>\n Vazquez will face a stiff test for his promotional debut at UFC Vegas 113, as Basharat is looking to get back into the win column for the first time since early 2023 following a tough stretch of results. <\/p>\n READ MORE: UFC Fighter Books Shockingly Quick Turnaround Fight After Ugly Knockout Loss<\/a><\/p>\n A contract winner on Dana White\u2019s Contender Series in 2021, Basharat extended his professional record to 14-0 after taking earning unanimous decisions in his first three UFC outings. That run of success was interrupted by a No Contest result against Victor Henry at UFC 294, and after dropping a decision to Aiemann Zahabi the 30-year-old was knocked out by Ricky Simon in his only outing of 2025. <\/p>\n Ricky Simon (red gloves) fights Javid Basharat (blue gloves) in the bantamweight bout during UFC Fight Night at Climate Pledge Arena. | Steven Bisig-Imagn Images<\/p>\n Provided that there are no cancellations on weigh-in day, the late-notice addition of Vazquez to face Basharat means that UFC Vegas 113 is set to go ahead on Saturday with a total of 13 fights. <\/p>\n UFC Vegas 113 Fight Card <\/p>\n \u2022\tMain Event: Mario Bautista vs. Vinicius Oliveira<\/p>\n \u2022\tCo-Main Event: Amir Albazi vs. Kyoji Horiguchi<\/p>\n \u2022\tJailton Almeida vs. Rizvan Kuniev<\/p>\n \u2022\tMichal Oleksiejczuk vs. Marc-Andre Barriault<\/p>\n \u2022\tJean Matsumoto vs. Farid Basharat<\/p>\n \u2022\tDustin Jacoby vs. Julius Walker<\/p>\n \u2022\tAlex Morono vs. Daniil Donchenko<\/p>\n \u2022\tNikolay Veretennikov vs. Niko Price <\/p>\n \u2022\tBruna Brasil vs. Ketlen Souza<\/p>\n \u2022\tJavid Basharat vs. Gianni Vazquez<\/p>\n \u2022\tCong Wang vs. Eduard Moura <\/p>\n \u2022\tMuin Gafurov vs. Jakub Wiklacz<\/p>\n \u2022\tPriscila Cachoeira vs. Klaudia Sygula<\/p>\n More MMA Knockout News<\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0Undefeated MMA Fighter Leaves Opponent Facedown After Savage Walk-Off Knockout<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0UFC Reveals Incredible Main Event & Full Card for UFC Fight Night London<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a03 Biggest Overreactions From UFC 325: Alexander Volkanovski vs. Diego Lopes 2<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0Fighter Pulled from UFC 325 Fight After Cheating Scale During Weigh-Ins<\/a><\/p>\n Stick with\u00a0MMAKnockout<\/a>\u00a0for more FREE coverage of the UFC and MMA.<\/p>\n Follow MMAKnockout on\u00a0Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0Twitter<\/a>, and\u00a0Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"Said](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/01kgq5qhah7bptk0c9k7.jpg\" "\\"Said")
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