Marcus McGhee Gets a Mystery Opponent 72 Hours Before UFC 332

Marcus McGhee is still fighting at UFC 332 this weekend, but his original game plan just went straight into the shredder. With exactly three days until the event, McGhee has officially booked a replacement opponent.

Taking a professional fistfight on 72 hours of notice is the kind of chaotic energy that makes the UFC completely unhinged. While normal people need three days just to mentally prepare for a Monday morning status meeting, some guy is currently packing a gear bag and starving himself to get locked in a cage on pay-per-view.

MMA Fighting broke the news, but right now, the actual identity of the brave soul stepping up to face McGhee is still a mystery. Because the details are so thin, we do not know if this is a seasoned veteran looking for a quick payday or a regional prospect who just answered the most terrifying phone call of his life.

For anyone looking to put money down on this fight, you are officially flying blind. Oddsmakers are going to have to scramble to hang a new line the second a contract is signed. Usually, the guy who actually had a full training camp is the heavy favorite, but short-notice wildcards have a funny habit of swinging wild and ruining parlays.

McGhee deserves credit for staying on the card and keeping his paycheck alive instead of waiting for a rebooking. Now we just have to wait for the official weigh-ins to see exactly who he is punching in the face on Saturday night.