Igor Pokrajac defeated Krzystof Soszynski by first-round KO at UFC 140 on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Canada. Image via Esther Lin of MMA Fighting
Igor Pokrajac was left without an opponent for a few days, but he has one now. Fabio Maldonado has stepped in to replace Thiago Silva and will meet Pokrajac at UFC on Fuel 3 on May 15th. Silva was moved over to the main event of UFC on Fuel 2 when Antonio Rogerio Nogueira was sidelined with an injury. The booking was confirmed by Tatame (article in Portuguese).
The 31-year-old Maldonado (18-4) is 1-1 in the UFC, and hasn't competed since dropping a memorable decision to Kyle Kingsbury at The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale last June. He was scheduled to compete at UFC on Versus 6 and UFC 142, but was forced off of both cards with injuries. Pokrajac (25-7) is currently on a two-fight win streak, with wins over Todd Brown and Krzysztof Soszynski. He is 3-3 in the UFC overall.
The bout is expected to take place on the main card.
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