Cole Miller will be BJ Penn's new opponent at UFC 199

The North American will replace German Dennis Siver, who left the event injured

Miller (photo) joined the UFC 199 card. Photo: Disclosure

Miller (photo) joined the UFC 199 card. Photo: Disclosure

UFC Hall of Famer, Hawaiian B.J. Penn he had been left without an opponent for his return to the octagon, scheduled for UFC 199, with Dennis Siver leaving the card. However, the Ultimate organization acted quickly and has already confirmed Siver's replacement.

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This is the North American Cole Miller, nicknamed “Skinny” by some of his Brazilian training colleagues. Miller hasn't fought since December last year, when his fight against Jim Alers ended in a no contest following an unintentional blow to Cole's eye. Penn hasn't stepped into the Octagon since July 2014, when he was defeated for the third time by Frankie Edgar, right after training the 19th season of the reality show “The Ultimate Fighter”.

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UFC 199 takes place on June 4th, in Los Angeles, California (USA). In the main fight of the night, the former middleweight champion Chris Weidman and the current title holder Luke Rockhold they do the rematch for the belt in the 84 kg category. In the co-main fight, Dominick Cruz faces Urijah faber in a fight valid for the bantamweight title.

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