TUF 13 competitor Shamar Bailey will drop to lightweight and fight Evan Dunham in September at the UFC Battle on the Bayou event in New Orleans. The UFC announced the match-up via Twitter.
Lightweight Evan Dunham has suffered an injury and will pull out of a planned bout with George Sotiropoulos on July's UFC 132 card. A replacement opponent for Sotiropoulos should be named soon.
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Kenny Florian has suffered an injury in training and will bow out of his main event fight against Evan Dunham at UFC Fight for the Troops 2 in January. Melvin Guillard has been offered Florian's spot, while a replacement will also be sought for Guillard's original opponent on the same card: Yves Edwards.
The UFC officially announced UFC Fight for the Troops 2 and confirmed five bouts for the January 22nd event, to be broadcast live from Fort Hood, Texas on Spike TV.
