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After a successful promotional debut, Daniel Pineda now has his second UFC booking.
Fresh off a submission win over fellow newcomer Pat Schilling at UFC on FX 1, Pineda now has stepped in as an injury replacement for Robert Peralta.
He meets fellow featherweight Mackens Semerzier at UFC on FX 2.
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WEC veteran Casey Olson will return to the cage after nearly two years on the shelf, dropping to bantamweight to take on Cody Gibson in the main event of Tachi Palace Fights 12.
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Tachi Palace Fights 12′s main event will feature a pair of Californians,
as Fresno’s Casey Olson faces Visalia’s Cody Gibson.
MMAjunkie.com today confirmed the matchup with Tachi Palace Fights officials.
“TPF 12: Second Coming” takes place March 9 at Tachi Palace Hotel and
Casino in Lemoore, Calif. The card is expected to stream online.
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Gerald Harris has a new opponent for his upcoming main event on HDNet.
Rather than Artenas Young, the former UFC and DREAM fighter now meets Bellator vet D.J. Linderman at Legacy Fighting Championships 10.
Legacy officials confirmed the changed with MMAjunkie.com, though a reason for the change wasn’t disclosed.
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An injury suffered in training has forced lightweight George
Sotiropoulos to withdraw from UFC 144, officials
announced today.
In his place steps newcomer Eiji Mitsuoka, who
meets Takanori Gomi on the event’s preliminary card.
UFC 144 takes place Feb. 25 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.
The event’s main card, which features a lightweight title headliner
between champ Frankie Edgar and Ben Henderson, airs live on
pay-per-view. Broadcast plans for the preliminary card have yet to be
announced.
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The lineup shuffling continues for UFC officials, as Jorge Lopez has been forced out of his planned contest with Matt
Riddle.
In his place steps octagon newcomer Henry Martinez. UFC officials recently announced the change.
Featuring an interim welterweight title fight between Nick Diaz and
Carlos Condit UFC 143 takes place Feb. 4 at the Mandalay Bay Events
Center in Las Vegas.
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Featherweight champion Georgi Karakhanyan has an opponent for his next Tachi Palace Fights title bout.
Tachi officials today confirmed with MMAjunkie.com that Karakhanyan will take on experienced 24-year-old Micah Miller, who recently had a short stint on “The Ultimate Fighter 14.”
“TPF 12: Second Coming” takes place March 9 at Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino in Lemoore, Calif.
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Legacy Fighting Championships middleweight titleholder Andrew Craig has replaced injured Jared Hamman and now meets fellow middleweight Kyle Noke at March’s UFC on FX 2 event.
UFC officials today announced the switch. Legacy officials confirmed with MMAjunkie.com that Craig is headed to the big show.
UFC on FX 2 takes place March 3 at Sydney’s Allphones Arena
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Stephen Thompson will not face Justin Edwards at UFC 143 as originally anticipated, a source close to the bout told Sherdog.com on Thursday.
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Pat Curran’s second shot at Bellator Fighting Championship gold will apparently come on March 9.
In a report for the Chicago Tribune, Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney tells
Matt Erickson that’s the date Curran will face
featherweight champ Joe Warren for the 145-pound
title.
The contest serves as the main event of Bellator 61 and takes place at The Venue at Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Ind.
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