MMA News: Heavyweight

Tafa will replace Waldo Cortes-Acosta to face Chris Barnett at UFC Vegas 98 on Oct. 12, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.

Barnett won't face Waldo Cortes-Acosta at UFC Vegas 98 on Oct. 12, and he'll face Junior Tafa instead, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.

Volkov (knee) is scheduled to compete against fellow heavyweight Ciryl Gane at UFC 310 in Las Vegas on Dec. 7, per Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.

Gane is scheduled to compete against fellow heavyweight Alexander Volkov at UFC 310 in Las Vegas on Dec. 7, per Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.

Voievodkin defeated Bailey Schoenfelder via submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:13 of Round 1 at Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series. After the show, he was one of five fighters to be awarded an official UFC contract.

Volkov has a knee injury and will not fight Ciryl Gane at UFC 308 on Oct. 26, Mike Heck of MMAFighting.com reports.

Gane will not fight Alexander Volkov at UFC 308 on Oct. 26, Mike Heck of MMAFighting.com reports.

Teixeira defeated Arthur Lopes via KO (punches) at 1:57 of Round 1 at Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series 72. After the show, he was one of five fighters to earn an official UFC contract.

Miocic will take on Jones (pectoral) for the UFC heavyweight title at UFC 309 on Nov. 16 at Madison Square Garden, UFC chairman Dana White confirmed to Complex Sports.

Jones (pectoral) will face Stipe Miocic for the UFC heavyweight title at UFC 309 on Nov. 16 at Madison Square Garden, UFC chairman Dana White confirmed to Complex Sports.

Tafa will fight Kennedy Nzechukwu at UFC 308 on October 26 in place of Marcos Rogerio de Lima, per Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.

De Lima has been dropped from his scheduled bout against Kennedy Nzechukwu at UFC 308 on October 26, with Justin Tafa taking his place in the fight, per Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.

Kuniev defeated Hugo Cunha via TKO (punches) at 4:59 of Round 1 at Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series. After the show, he was one of four fighters to be awarded an official UFC contract.

Nascimento will take on Alexandr Romanov in a heavyweight bout at UFC Edmonton on Nov. 2, Nolan King of USA Today reports.

Romanov will take on Rodrigo Nascimento in a heavyweight bout at UFC Edmonton on Nov. 2, Nolan King of USA Today reports.

Diniz will take on Derrick Lewis in a heavyweight bout at UFC Edmonton on Nov. 2, Nolan King of USA Today reports.

Lewis will take on Jhonata Diniz in a heavyweight bout at UFC Edmonton on Nov. 2, Nolan King of USA Today reports.

Rozenstruik defeat Tai Tuivasa via split decision (27-30, 29-28, 30-27) at UFC 305 on Saturday in Perth, Australia.

Tuivasa lost to Jair Rozenstruik via split decision (30-27, 28-29, 27-30) at UFC 305 on Saturday in Perth, Australia.

Walker defeated Junior Tafa via technical submission (heel hook) at 4:56 of Round 1 at UFC 305 on Saturday in Perth, Australia.

Tafa lost to Valter Walker via technical submission (heel hook) at 4:56 of Round 1 at UFC 305 on Saturday in Perth, Australia.

Machado will face Brendson Ribeiro in a heavyweight fight at UFC Edmonton on Nov. 2, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.

Romanov is scheduled to take on Derrick Lewis in a heayweight matchup at UFC Edmonton on November 2, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.

Lewis is scheduled to face Alexandr Romanov in a heavyweight matchup at UFC Edmonton on November 2, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.