It looks like the UFC finally ran out of options.After a hectic pace of shuffling in light heavyweights to key UFC 133 matchups, UFC matchmaker Joe Silva was finally forced to admit defeat.
UFC officials today announced that Antonio Rogerio Nogueira's withdrawal from the Aug. 6 event has forced the cancellation of a planned co-feature contest with Rich Franklin.
A shoulder injury suffered in training was reportedly the culprit. A timetable for Nogueira's return is not immediately evident.
Featuring a recently announced main-event rematch between former light-heavyweight champions Rashad Evans and Tito Ortiz, UFC 133 takes place Aug. 6 at Philadelphia's Wells Fargo Center. The night's main card airs on pay-per-view, and Franklin vs. Nogueira was slated as the broadcast's co-headliner.
With the change, Vitor Belfort vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama has been promoted to co-main event status, and a preliminary card matchup between Brian Ebersole and Dennis Hallman has been bumped up to the evening's main card.
With the change, the UFC 133 lineup now includes:
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view)
- Rashad Evans vs. Tito Ortiz
- Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Vitor Belfort
- Jorge Rivera vs. Alessio Sakara
- Rory MacDonald vs. Mike Pyle
- Brian Ebersole vs. Dennis Hallman
- Alexander Gustafsson vs. Matt Hamill
- Chad Mendes vs. Rani Yahya
- Ivan Menjivar vs. Nick Pace
- Johny Hendricks vs. Mike Pierce
- Mike Brown vs. Nam Phan
- Rafael "Sapo" Natal vs. Costantinos Phillippou
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