Fresh off his slick arm-triangle choke win over Cub Swanson which earned him submission-of-the-night honors at UFC on Fox 1, Ricardo Lamas was awarded his brown belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu by trainers Daniel Valverde and Cesar Carneiro.
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MMA Junkie reports that Cub Swanson has suffered an injury and will pull out of his bout with Erik Koch at next week's UFC on Versus 3 show. The UFC is actively searching for a last-minute replacement to fight Koch.
UFC on Versus 3 coverage
WEC 41 Fight Card via MMA Weekly:
Main Card
-Mike Brown vs. Urijah Faber
-Jose Aldo vs. Cub Swanson
-Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone vs. James Krause
-Jens Pulver vs. Josh Grispi
Undercard
-Manny Gamburyan vs. John Franchi
-Mike Campbell vs. Anthony Pettis
-Scott Jorgensen vs. Antonio Banuelos
-Eddie Wineland vs. Frank Gomez
-Rolando Perez vs. Seth Dikun
The featherweight clash between Diego Nunes and Cub Swanson, scheduled for this Sunday’s WEC event at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois has been removed from the card due to a late training injury suffered by Nunes.
-WEC.tv