EJ Chavez Out Of RFA 38, Replaced By Jamall Emmers

MMA Junkie reports that EJ Chavez has been forced out of his lightweight title fight against champion Thiago Moises at RFA 38. Moises will now defend against Jamall Emmers. Chavez was forced to back out of the fight due to illness. RFA 38 happens on June 3 at The Hangar at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa, California. It airs on AXS TV. Here’s the card:

MAIN CARD (AXS TV, 10 p.m. ET)
Champ Thiago Moises vs. Jamall Emmers – for lightweight title
Joe Murphy vs. Vinicius Zani
Christos Giagos vs. Karen Darabedyan
Jose Diaz vs. Nick Barnes
Mario Israel vs. Albert Morales
Chris Padilla vs. Jason Gonzalez

PRELIMINARY CARD (Untelevised, 8 p.m. ET)
Tommy Aaron vs. Luke Faultersack
Ryan Lang vs. Matt Sayles
Richard Alarcon vs. Ray Elizalde
Martin Diaz vs. Maikel Gonzalez