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UFC Fight Night 78: Neil Magny steps in on 17 days notice to fight Kelvin Gastelum after Matt Brown injured

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Call him the "hardest working man in the fight business."

Welterweight Neil Magny will step up on short notice to take on Kelvin Gastelum in the five-round UFC Fight Night 78 main event in Monterrey, Mexico, on Nov. 21, 2015, with Matt Brown injured (read full details here.)

Check out how it all went down:

It's the fifth appearance of the year for the busy American, who is 3-1 in 2015. Magny, 16-4, also fought five times in 2014, winning all of his appearances.

The No. 12-ranked Magny last stepped in on short notice in August, pulling off a three-round win over Brazilian Erick Silva. Now, the Colorado native will square off with No. 15-ranked Gastelum, who is looking to prove he can make the grade at 170 pounds after flunking the weigh-ins at UFC 180.

The FOX Sports 1-televised card (see it here) will also feature a Featherweight bout between Ricardo Lamas and Diego Sanchez, a Flyweight showdown pitting Henry Cejudo against Jussier Formiga, and The Ultimate Fighter (TUF): "Latin America 2" finals.

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