Sean O'Malley now facing UFC newcomer Kris Moutinho at UFC 264

After Louis Smolka pulled out of his bantamweight main card bout with Sean O'Malley at UFC 264, the UFC was looking at several options to fill in as replacements. No. 10 ranked bantamweight contender Merab Dvalishvili volunteered his services along with no. 10 ranked flyweight contender Tim Elliot, but it appeared the UFC was inching close to naming Ricky Simon as Smolka's replacement for the card.