UFC 133 continues to hemorrhage with news today that the co main event -- Rich Franklin vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira -- has been scratched because "Lil Nog" sustained a shoulder injury in training.
UFC 133 Fight Card: Rich Franklin Vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira Fight Scrapped
A brief search was conducted to find a suitable opponent to take on Franklin on short notice, but with the event just a few weeks away (Aug. 6, 2011) it came up empty. There is no indication at this time if Franklin-Noguiera will be rescheduled for a later date or scrapped altogether.
Stay tuned.
In the meantime, the middleweight match up between Vitor Belfort and Yoshihiro Akiyama has been promoted to the UFC 133 co-featured fight of the night. The welterweight showdown between Brian Ebersole vs. Dennis Hallman has been bumped to the televised portion of the pay-per-view (PPV) card.
Just last week, headliner Phil Davis was forced out of his main event fight against Rashad Evans because of a knee injury, triggering a chaotic 24-hour sequence to find a replacement, which ended when Tito Ortiz answered the call. Vladimir Matyushenko was also recently sidelined with an injury, but Matt Hamill stepped up in his place to challenge Alexander Gustafsson in a 205-pound bout.
UFC 133 is set to take place at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pa., on Aug. 6, 2011. To check out the latest UFC 133 fight card, as well as the latest news updates, be sure to check out our complete event archive right here.
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