Undefeated flyweight Nyamjargal Tumenden-Beller will make his promotional debut at UFC 302 on June 1st at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
Tumenden Berel (8-0) was replaced by undefeated Brazilian prospect Andre Lima (8-0) on one month’s notice, replacing undefeated South Korean Park Hyun-sung (9-0). ) to play against. This news was announced by Eurosport NL’s Marcel Dorf. X (Formerly known as Twitter).
Park, the flyweight champion at Road to UFC 1, tore ligaments in his knee during training and was forced to withdraw from the fight. ‘Peace of Mind’ provided footage and description of the incident on Instagram.
“While sparring for UFC 302, I collided with a colleague who was training with me from an invisible angle and pushed my knee too far inward, tearing the ligament on the inside of my right knee and being unable to compete.”UFC 302” wrote Park (via Google Translate). “I would like to apologize to everyone who helped me with this match.”
Tumendembele competed as a reserve in Season 2 of Road On To UFC, scoring a split decision victory over Tanonsakrek Chuwattana and choking out Peter Danso. The Mongolian’s performance was impressive enough to sign him in February. Tumendenberel is the second Mongolian fighter to sign with the promotion, following Danaa Batgerel.
Meanwhile, Lima earned an Ultimate Fighting Championship contract in October 2023 with a unanimous decision victory over Rickson Ty Zenidim Bueno on Dana White’s Contender Series. “Mascot” made his UFC debut in March of this year against fellow Brazilian and Contender Series alum Igor da Silva. The pair put on quite a show, but Silva bit Lima during a clinch exchange, resulting in a disqualification and Silva’s immediate release from the Las Vegas-based promotion.
