A. Hines has been removed from the card, and Gabriel Lorenço will now fight Thomas Petersen at UFC Vegas 124 on November 7th.
Gabriel Lorenço is the new opponent for Thomas Petersen at UFC Vegas 124 on November 7th, stepping in after A. Hines was removed from the card.
Petersen, a 31-year-old American fighting out of Spartan MMA, brings an 11-5 record into the bout. The southpaw stands six-foot-one (185 cm) with a 74-inch (188 cm) reach. He lands 3.1 significant strikes per minute at 59 percent accuracy, and he averages 3.01 takedowns per 15 minutes, a rate that points to a fighter who regularly mixes wrestling into his offense.
His recent form has been uneven. Petersen's most recent recorded fight came on July 25, 2026, when Valter Walker submitted him in the first round at UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Guskov. Before that, he picked up a majority decision win over Guilherme Pat on April 4. Going back further, he lost by third-round KO/TKO to Vitor Petrino in October 2025. Across those three recorded bouts, he has gone 1-2, with both losses ending inside the distance.
The change gives Petersen a fresh opponent on short notice as he looks to rebound from the Walker defeat. Lorenço takes the fight in place of Hines, whose removal from the card was part of the same update.
Why it matters
- Petersen enters off a first-round submission loss, so a win would stop a two-fight skid from becoming a longer slide.
- His takedown rate of 3.01 per 15 minutes suggests he will look to test the new opponent's grappling and wrestling defense.
- A late replacement can mean limited preparation time, a factor that often shapes how these bouts play out.
Petersen's pairing with Lorenço is set for UFC Vegas 124, with the card scheduled for November 7th.
