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| April 2, 2008 |
Stephan Bonnar
was originally slated to take on Matt Hamill, but was forced to
withdraw when he suffered a complete tear of his left collateral knee
ligament during training. He was replaced by Tim Boetsch, who took the fight on only ten days notice. Likewise, a planned bout between lightweights Spencer Fisher and Marcus Aurelio was cancelled due to a shoulder injury Fisher suffered during training.
On March 20, 2008, the UFC website announced that newcomer Ryan Roberts
was to make his octagon debut on short notice to face Marcus Aurelio as
a replacement for the injured Spencer Fisher. In addition, this event
marked the first bout of a series of fights between Frankie Edgar and Gray Maynard.
Preliminary Card
Welterweight bout: Anthony Johnson vs. Tommy Speer
Welterweight bout: George Sotiropoulos vs. Roman Mitichyan
Lightweight bout: Clay Guida vs. Samy Schiavo
Lightweight bout: Manvel Gamburyan vs. Jeff Cox
Lightweight bout Marcus Aurelio vs. Ryan Roberts
Lightweight bout: Josh Neer vs. Din Thomas
Main Card
Light heavyweight bout: Houston Alexander vs. James Irvin
Lightweight bout: Nate Diaz vs. Kurt Pellegrino
Light heavyweight bout: Matt Hamill vs. Tim Boetsch
Welterweight bout: Karo Parisyan vs. Thiago Alves
Lightweight bout: Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard
Lightweight bout: Kenny Florian vs. Joe Lauzon
