The Cuban Hector Lombard has a new opponent for his UFC debut. The fighter, who is a former Bellator champion and considered one of the biggest threats to the reign of Anderson Silva, was scheduled to face Brian Stann at UFC on FOX 4, an event that takes place on August 4, but the American was injured and is out of action.
Without an opponent, Lombard came to challenge Michael Bisping, who was scheduled to face Tim Boetsch, but the English fighter suffered an injury during training and was also out of action.
As Boetsch, who was scheduled to face Bisping at UFC 149, was also left without an opponent, the organization resolved the issue quickly. As a result, Lombard, who would fight on August 4th in Los Angeles, will have to enter the octagon weeks before, for UFC 149, an event that takes place on July 21st, in Calgary, Canada.
Check out the UFC 149 card below, which will feature the Brazilian's title defense as its main attraction. José Aldo in front of Erik Koch.
Main Card
José Aldo vs. Erik Koch
Rodrigo Minotauro vs. Cheick Kongo
Hector Lombard vs. Tim Boetsch
Siyar Bahadurzada vs. Chris Clements
Preliminary Card
Court mcgee vs. Nick Ring
George Roop vs. Anthony Carvalho
Bryan caraway vs. Mitch Gagnon
Mitch Clarke vs. Anton Kuivanen
Ryan Jimmo vs. Anthony Perosh
Claude Patrick vs. James Head
Bibiano Fernandes vs. Roland Delorm
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Lombard will win by knockout, if the fight goes to the judges, he will win on points due to the organization and the hype that his fight with Anderson will give.