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A new bout has been formed for the UFC on FOX 8 card as Robbie Lawler’s (10-9) opponent Tarec Saffiedine (14-3) has suffered an injury, which has forced him to withdraw from their scheduled matchup. Siyar Bahadurzada (21-5-1) has stepped in as a replacement and now faces Lawler at UFC on FOX 8, which takes place at the Key Arena in Seattle, Wash., on July 27.
A new bout has been formed for Bellator 97 as lightweight champion Michael Chandler’s (11-0) opponent for Bellator 96, Dave Jansen (19-2), has suffered an ACL injury, which has forced him to withdraw from their scheduled matchup. Chandler will now face David Rickels (14-1) at Bellator 97, which takes place at the Santa Ana Center in Albuquerque, N.M., on July 31.
A new bout has been formed for the Cage Warriors Fighting Championship (CWFC) Fight Night 8 card as Jack “The Stone” Mason (23-11) now faces Collin Reuter (9-1-1) in a welterweight battle. Mason’s original opponent, David Bielkheden, was forced to withdraw due to an injury. The event is set to take place at Al Fujairah’s Mirbeh Sports Hall in the United Arab Emirates on May 11.
A new bout has been formed for the UFC 158 card as Nate Marquardt (32-11-2) steps in to meet Jake Ellenberger (28-6) in a welterweight matchup. The event is set to take place at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada, on March 16.
It was recently announced that Carlos Condit will now face Johny Hendricks at UFC 158, after Rory MacDonald was forced to withdraw from the contest due to injury. It seems that Condit is completely unfazed by the change of opponent and is ready for the challenge.
Two new bouts have been formed for the UFC on FOX 6 card as Josh Janousek replaces Buddy Roberts against Michael Kuiper, and Sean Spencer steps in for an injured Magnus Cedenblad to face Rafael Natal.
Justin Salas has been forced to with draw from UFC on FX 7 due to an injury, so Lucas Martins has stepped up to face Edson Barboza in a lightweight matchup in San Paulo, Brazil, on Jan. 19.
Brazilian heavyweight Jhonata Diniz has stepped in as a replacement for Fabiano ‘Cyclone’ Aoki, and now faces Daniel Ghita at the GLORY 4 Tokyo event on New Years Eve.
A new bout has been formed for the UFC on FOX 5 card as Nam Phan now faces Dennis Siver in a featherweight battle. Phan has stepped in to replace an injured Eddie Yagin.
A new bout has been formed for the UFC on FX 6 card as replacement Mike Pierce (15-5) now faces Seth Baczynski (17-6) after Kyle Noke (20-6-1) withdraws due to an injury.