[ads1]Bryan CarawayThe UFC 159: Jones vs. Sonnen event slated for Saturday, April 27, at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, has a new fight.

UFC bantamweight Erik Perez has been forced to withdraw from his matchup against Johnny Bedford  with a leg infection.

Bryan Caraway has agreed to step in on less than a weeks notice to fight Bedford on the card according to UFC officials.

Caraway (17-6) is coming of a split decision loss against Takeya Mizugaki at the UFC on FUEL TV 8 event in March. He had won back-to-back fights in the UFC prior to the loss.

Bedford (19-9-1) is coming off a KO win over Marcos Vinicius at the TUF 16 Finale in December. Bedford has won both of his UFC fights via TKO/KO since appearing on TUF 14.

The UFC 159 event will be headlined by the UFC light heavyweight title fight between champion Jon Jones and challenger Chael Sonnen.

Stay tuned to ProMMAnow.com for more UFC 159 news and coverage.

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