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Thiago Silva has a new opponent for his return bout at UFC on FX 3.

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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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Hard-hitting UFC and Strikeforce veteran Terry Martin will step
in on short notice for an injured Jeremy Hamilton and face
middleweight prospect Tim Ruberg at this month’s Superior Cage Combat 4
event in Las Vegas.

MMAjunkie.com today confirmed the change, and an official announcement is expected shortly.

Featuring a main event between UFC veterans Kendall Grove and Jay
Silva, “SCC 4: Grove vs. Silva” takes place Feb. 16 at Orleans
Arena in Las Vegas.



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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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Bellator season-one veteran veteran Estevan Payan has replaced an injured Bobby Green and now faces Alonzo
Martinez in a lightweight contest at this
weekend’s “Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine” event.

Strikeforce officials recently announced the change.

Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine” takes place Jan. 7 at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.



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Onetime UFC heavyweight title contender Gabriel Gonzaga has signed a new, four-fight deal with the Las Vegas-based promotion and will return to the Octagon at UFC 142, according to a statement released by the fighter’s team on Friday.

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With “The Ultimate Fighter 8″ winner Efrain Escudero returning to the octagon as an injury replacement at UFC 141, Larry Crowe has stepped in as his replacement at next week’s Legacy Fighting Championships 9 event.

Crowe takes on fellow welterweight Jeff Rexroad, Legacy officials confirmed with MMAjunkie.com.

The lineup for the Dec. 16 event, which includes an HDNet-televised main card, is now set with 11 fights.



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M-1 Global has found a replacement opponent for highly touted Russian prospect Alexander Sarnavskiy, as the undefeated lightweight now meets Sergio Cortez at M-1 Challenge 30.

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Ramsey Nijem, runner-up of “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 13, has suffered an undisclosed injury and will be unable to compete as expected at UFC 141 against Anthony Njokuani.

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Efrain Escudero will likely make his UFC on Dec. 30, replacing an injured T.J. Grant against Jacob Volkmann at UFC 141.

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