The UFC is reportedly bringing back one of its former fighters for a huge short-notice opportunity at UFC Shanghai.

According to the report from AG Fight , UFC veteran Kyle Daukaus is returning to the promotion for the first time since 2022 to replace Marco Tulio, who was scheduled to meet Michel Pereira at Mercedes-Benz Arena on August 23.

The card will be the first UFC Fight Night event in mainland China since 2019 when the promotion visited Shenzhen, where Weili Zhang knocked out Jessica Andrade to begin her first reign with the UFC strawweight title.

Kyle Daukaus Returns To The UFC After Nearly 3 Years

The younger brother of fellow UFC veteran Chris Daukaus, Kyle failed to earn a UFC contract on Dana White’s Contender Series in 2019 but joined the promotion in 2020 after

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