Hector Lombard has been forced to withdraw from his UFC Fight Night 48 match up with Dong Hyun Kim and stepping in for him is Tyron Woodley.
Hector Lombard out, Tyron Woodley in against Dong Hyun Kim at UFC Fight Night 48
UFC President Dana White announced the change of opponents late Monday evening.
Woodley (13-3) is coming off a one-sided beating against Rory MacDonald at UFC 174 earlier this month. Prior to that fight, Woodley was riding a two-fight winning streak, which had him ranked at number three in the welterweight division. At UFC 167 he finished Josh Koscheck by knockout in the very first round and at UFC 171 he defeated Carlos Condit in the second round.
Kim (19–2–1, 1NC) is currently on a four-fight winning streak, with victories over Paulo Thiago, Siyar Bahadurzada, Erick Silva and John Hathaway. His two most recent wins came by knockout, which earned him bonuses for ‘Knockout of the Night’ and ‘Performance of the Night’.
UFC Fight Night 48 goes down on August 23 from the CotaiArena in Macau. Headlining the event is a middleweight battle between Michael Bisping and Cung Le.
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