Canadian strawweight Gillian (The Savage) Robertson’s message was simple in the wake of her TKO win over Marina Rodriguez in May.

“I want Amanda Lemos next,” Robertson said.

She gets her wish Saturday in Las Vegas, although the road to the matchup with the fifth-ranked Brazilian proved to be circuitous.

Robertson, ranked 10th among the UFC’s 115-pound contenders, was originally slated to meet No. 7 Iasmin Lucindo on the Fight Night show at the UFC Apex. But the Brazilian fell off the card after failing a drug test which her camp said was the result of “contamination rather than intentional use.”

Lemos (15-5-1) was next woman up.

“This is obviously meant to be. It’s the fight that I wanted,” said Robertson, who got about eight weeks notice on the opponent switch. “I feel like it is a b

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