ional ▁debut ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁as ▁a ▁short ▁notice ▁replacement ▁against ▁Max ▁H ollow ay ▁at ▁U FC ▁Fight ▁Night ▁ 4 9 , ▁replacing ▁an ▁injured ▁Mir s ad ▁Be kt ic . ▁Coll ard ▁lost ▁the ▁fight ▁via ▁T K O ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁round . ▁ ▁Coll ard ▁next ▁faced ▁Alex ▁White ▁on ▁December ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁at ▁U FC ▁ 1 8 1 . ▁ ▁Coll ard ▁won ▁the ▁fight ▁via ▁un anim ous ▁decision . ▁ ▁Coll ard ▁faced ▁Gabriel ▁Ben í te z ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁at ▁U FC ▁ 1 8 8 . ▁He ▁lost ▁the ▁fight ▁by ▁un anim ous ▁decision . ▁ ▁Coll ard ▁was ▁expected ▁to ▁face ▁Andre ▁Fil i ▁on ▁September ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁at ▁U FC ▁ 1 9 1 . ▁However , ▁Fil i ▁was ▁forced ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁bout ▁with ▁injury ▁and ▁replaced ▁by ▁Ti ago ▁Tr ator . ▁Coll ard ▁lost ▁the ▁fight ▁by ▁split ▁decision ▁and ▁was ▁subsequently ▁released ▁from ▁the ▁promotion . ▁ ▁Coll ard ▁was ▁expected ▁to ▁head line ▁L FA ▁ 7 5 ▁against ▁Arthur ▁E str áz ulas ▁on ▁September ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁but ▁with d rew ▁from ▁the ▁bout ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁short ▁notice ▁call ▁from ▁the ▁U FC . ▁After ▁four ▁years ▁away ▁from ▁U FC , ▁Coll ard ▁returned