UFC 151's welterweight bout between Charlie Brenneman and Kyle Noke has received a new date and place, as the two will now meet on Toronto's UFC 152 card on September 22nd. Unfortunately, Brenneman's AMA Fight Club teammate Dan Miller won't be joining him in Canada, but it's for a good reason, as Miller's son Danny Jr. finally has a date for his long-awaited kidney transplant surgery. Stepping in for Miller to face Sean Pierson at UFC 152 will be Lance Benoist.
Jones vs. Belfort Now Booked for Toronto updated August 23
Jon Jones will now face former champion
Vitor Belfort for the
UFC light heavyweight championship on September 22 in Toronto, as
today's bizarre series of events has taken yet another twist.
Jones was originally slated to face
Dan Henderson at UFC 151 in Las Vegas; however, Henderson was forced to withdraw this week due to a knee injury. Polarizing former middleweight
Chael Sonnen was offered the replacement spot and it briefly appeared that UFC 151 would take place with Jones vs. Sonnen as the headliner. However, Jones ultimately declined the fight, forcing the unprecedented cancellation of an entire UFC event.
This morning, UFC president Dana White announced that Jones would face former champion
Lyoto Machida in a rematch that would headline the UFC 152 event on September 22. Machida earned the contender spot with his showcase knockout of
Ryan Bader earlier this month. But this time it was Machida who declined the opportunity, opening the door for fellow Brazilian Belfort to earn the nod.
Belfort had been penciled in to fight
Alan Belcher at middlewight at UFC 153 in Rio; a replacement for that fight will be announced in coming days.
Matyushenko Replaces Hollett in UFC 152 Bout against Hamill updated August 20
The return of
Matt Hamill will get a different look on September 22nd, as
Roger Hollett is out and
Vladimir Matyushenko is in for "The Hammer" in UFC 152 action in Toronto. Both fighters are coming off tough 2011 bouts against rising star
Alexander Gustafsson and are eager to get back in the win column when they meet on Canadian soil.
MacDonald Forced out of UFC 152 Bout with Penn due to Cut updated August 4
The bout between
BJ Penn and
Rory MacDonald, scheduled for UFC 152 in Toronto, will have to wait for the moment, as UFC President Dana White revealed Saturday night that a cut suffered by MacDonald in sparring will force the Canadian out of the highly-anticipated matchup.
In a
post on his Twitter feed, MacDonald revealed a picture of the cut over his right eye, which took 38 stitches to close. He expects to be back in late November.
Hamill Returns September 22, More Fights Added updated August 3
Matt "The Hammer" Hamill has verbally agreed to make his
UFC return against Canadian newcomer Roger "The Hulk" Hollett in a light heavyweight bout at UFC 152.
Three more matchups have been verbally agreed to for the event, which is headlined by the UFC's first-ever flyweight championship bout.
Two veterans coming off of wins,
Dan Miller and and Sean "The Punisher" Pierson, will meet in a welterweight bout in Pierson's hometown.
Two of the most dynamic featherweight contenders in the world go head-to-head as
Cub Swanson and
Charles Oliveira meet in the Octagon. Both fighters are coming off scintillating performances as Swanson has knocked out his last two foes and Oliviera has submitted his last two.
On the heels of his UFC 149 Fight of the Night performance, Ontario's own
Mitch Gagnon will take on
Walel Watson in a bantamweight battle between exciting prospects.
More Bouts Announced for UFC 152 updated July 24
Fans in Toronto will get a treat in the 145-pound division as
Jimy Hettes and
Marcus Brimage will duke it out. The undefeated Hettes has quickly emerged as a featherweight prospect with his relentless offensive assault, but he will have his hands full dealing with the power of Brimage.
Plus, two exciting welterweights on win streaks will go head-to-head at
UFC 152 as verbal agreements are in for Simeon "The Grin" Thoresen vs. Seth "The Polish Pistola" Baczynski.
Vinny Magalhaes Returns to the Octagon updated July 18
Riding a five-fight win streak, submission wizard Vinny Magalhaes has verbally agreed to make his UFC return at UFC 152 September 22nd against dangerous striker Igor "The Duke" Pokrajac in a light heavyweight bout.
Toronto Title Fight, Co-Main Confirmed for September updated July 13
The first-ever
UFC flyweight world title fight goes down on September 22nd at UFC 152 in Toronto. The four man tournament, which began in March, will culminate with
Joseph Benavidez taking on
Demetrious Johnson in what is sure to be a memorable bout between two gifted fighters on a historic night.
Additionally, the co-main event has been verbally agreed to as top-ten middleweights "All-American"
Brian Stann and brash Brit Michael "The Count" Bisping battle it out on Canadian soil to move closer to a title shot.
The Prodigy Returns Against Rory MacDonald updated June 9
After hinting at retirement following his October 2011 loss to
Nick Diaz, former two division
UFC champion
BJ Penn has found the motivation to continue his storied career in the form of Canadian phenom
Rory MacDonald,
who he has verbally agreed to face in a September 22nd bout in Toronto,
Ontario, Canada. MacDonald, winner of three in a row, has also agreed
to this intriguing matchup on the UFC 152 card.
Source: http://www.ufc.com/news/ufc-152-fight-card-updates
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