UFC Fight Night 81 Adds 1 Changes 1
Number 8 ranked Lightweight contender Beneil Daruish (12-1) has been sidelined by injury and the UFC has also announced a Light Heavyweight bout for UFC Fight Night 81.
Replacing Daruish against Mairbek Taisumov (24-5), who’s on a knockout win streak of 3, will be Chris Wade (10-1), who’s 3-0 in the UFC and won 5 straight overall.
The new addition to the card will see Brazilian Francimar Barroso (17-4) welcoming Russian Abdul-Kerim Edilov (16-4) to the octagon. Barroso is 2-1 in the UFC coming off a May unanimous decision win over Ryan Jimmo. Edilov has won 10 straight all by stoppage and overall has 8 knock outs and 7 submission wins.
UFC Fight Night 81 at the TD Bank Garden Arena, in Boston, Massachusetts; headlined by Dominick Cruz challenging TJ Dillashaw for the UFC Bantamweight World Championship.
Champ T.J. Dillashaw vs. Dominick Cruz – Bantamweight Title
Eddie Alvarez vs. Anthony Pettis
Travis Browne vs. Matt Mitrione
Tim Boetsch vs. Ed Herman
Daron Cruickshank vs. Paul Felder
Patrick Cote vs. Ben Saunders
Ilir Latifi vs. Sean O’Connell
Ross Pearson vs. Francisco Trinaldo
Jimy Hettes vs. Charles Rosa
Rob Font vs. Patrick Williams
Mairbek Taisumov vs. Chris Wade
Francimar Barroso vs. Abdul-Kerim Edilov
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