Ryan LaFlare in for Kelvin Gastelum, faces Court McGee at UFC on Fox 9

Despite fighting just a few days ago, Ryan LaFlare has been booked once again. The lightweight prospect will jump in on short notice at UFC on Fox 9 to face off with Court McGee after Kelvin Gastelum was forced out with an injury. The UFC News twitter feed passed along confirmation:

More @UFConFOX injury news: @KelvinGastelum out, Ryan @RLaFlare in vs. @Court_McGee Dec. 14

— UFC News (@UFCNews) November 13, 2013

LaFlare (9-0) has picked up decision wins over Ben Alloway and Santiago Ponzinibbio in his short UFC career to date, the last of which coming at UFC Fight Night 32 this past weekend. He meets TUF 12 winner McGee (16-3) who is 2-0 since he dropped to welterweight with wins over Josh Neer and Robert Whittaker.

The bout will take place on the preliminary portion of the fight card. The event will be headlined by a UFC flyweight title fight between Demetrious Johnson and Joseph Benavidez.