As I reported on Twitter, heavyweight Chase Sherman has stepped on short notice to confront Dmitry Poberezhets in UFC 211 following month in Dallas. Sherman (9-3) replaces the injured Jarjis Danho inside this fight and will be searching for his first UFC success. The 27-year-old has gone 0-2 in the UFC, losing back-to-back fights against Justin Ledet and many recently Walt Harris in UFC Fight Night 103 at January.
Meanwhile, Poberezhets (24-5-1) makes his promotional and North American debut on the heels of a 15-fight unbeaten series. The Ukrainian fighter hasn’t lost a fight since 2012.
With this latest addition, here’s an updated look at the card…
Main Card
(c) Stipe Miocic (16-2) vs. Junior dos Santos (18-4) — Heavyweight Title Fight
(c) Joanna Jedrzejczyk (13-0) vs. Jessica Andrade (16-5) — Strawweight Title Fight
Demian Maia (24-6) vs. Jorge Masvidal (32-11)
Frankie Edgar (21-5-1) vs. Yair Rodriguez (10-1)
Henry Cejudo (10-2) vs. Sergio Pettis (15-2)
Preliminary Card
Eddie Alvarez (28-5) vs. Dustin Poirier (21-5)
Jason Knight (16-2) vs. Chas Skelly (17-2)
David Branch (20-3) vs. Krzysztof Jotko (19-1)
Marco Polo Reyes (7-3) vs. James Vick (10-1)
Fight Pass Preliminary Card
Jessica Aguilar (19-5) vs. Cortney Casey (6-4)
Enrique Barzola (12-3-1) vs. Gabriel Benitez (19-5)
UFC releases Michael Graves after 2016 domestic violence arrest
UFC officials announced Monday that welterweight Michael Graves (6-0-1) has been released from the advertising after being detained in October 2016 for domestic violence. Here’s an official statement from the UFC:
In November 2016, welterweight Michael Graves was removed from his UFC bout after his arrest in Fulton County, Florida. As a possible violation of this UFC Fighter Conduct Policy, the UFC company temporarily barred Graves from competition pending the completion of a third-party evaluation. Dependent on the findings of the comprehensive inspection and analysis, UFC has advised Graves he has been released from his contract effective immediately. UFC requires all athletes to behave in an ethical and responsible manner, as evidenced from the UFC Fighter Conduct Policy. UFC retains its athletes to the maximum standard and will continue to take appropriate action if and when warranted.
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