Gabriel Napao (photo) faces Roy Nelson at UFC 147. Photo: Josh Hedges
UFC 146 saw its third fight program change in just three days. After Frank mir be removed from the fight against Cain Velazquez to fight for the belt against junior gypsy e Antonio Pezão get out of the fight against Roy Nelson to face Velasquez, the president of Ultimate announced the new change on Monday night.
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The black belt Gabriel Napao, who was scheduled to face Shane Del Rosario at the same event, takes Pezão's place and will face the North American Roy Nelson. The confirmation was made by UFC president, Dana White, through his Twitter account.
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With a record of 13 wins and six losses, Napão returned to the UFC this year in style. The Brazilian submitted his compatriot Ednaldo Lula at UFC Rio 2, in January. In turn, Roy Nelson He doesn't live a moment in his career. The North American, who has a professional record of 16 wins and seven losses, has recorded three negative results in his last four appearances. The last time he entered the octagon, Nelson was defeated by the Brazilian Fabricio Werdum no 143, in February.
After all the changes, check out what the UFC 146 card looks like:
Main Card
Junior Gypsy vs. Frank mir;
Cain Velazquez vs. Antonio Pezão;
Roy Nelson vs. Gabriel Napao;
Mark Hunt vs. Stefan struve;
Shane Del Rosario vs. Still no opponent;
Preliminary Card
Diego Brandao vs. Darren Elkins;
Evan dunham vs. Edson Barboza;
Jason Miller vs. CB Dollaway;
Jacob Volkmann vs. Paul Sass;
Dan Hardy vs. Duane Ludwig;
Kyle Kingsbury vs. Glover Teixeira;
Mike Brown vs. Daniel Pineda.
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