James Vick replaces Al Iaquinta and faces Justin Gaethje at UFC Lincoln

J. Vick (photo) would face P. Felder at UFC Boise, but now faces J. Gaethje in Lincoln. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram @jamesvickmma

Just a few hours of To the fifth officially withdraw from the fight against Justin gaethje at UFC Lincoln, Ultimate has already announced the new challenger. 'Highlight' faces James Vick in the main duel of the event on August 25th. The news was released this Thursday morning (28) on the website “Espn.com”.

Gaethje, is currently number 7 in the latest lightweight rankings and is coming off two losses to Dustin poirier and Eddie Alvarez.

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Vick would face Paul felder at UFC Boise on July 14. James is ranked 11th in the lightweight rankings. In his MMA career there were 14 fights, with 13 wins and only one loss. He comes from four consecutive victories against, Francisco Massaranduba, Joseph Duffy, Marco Polo Reyes and Abel Trujillo.

s of USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA, will enter the event after back-to-back losses. The former WSOF champion was stopped in consecutive fights by Eddie Alvarez and Dustin poirier, after starting his career on an 18-game winning streak.

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Former opponent Felder was not happy with Ultimate's decision. For the second time his fight was canceled and To the fifth is involved in the cases.

In the first one, he was supposed to face Felder in New York in April, but ended up promoted to the main fight against Khabib Nurmagomedov. Now with Vick a new cancellation. “Slap in the face for the second time this year. Nothing kills his motivation like training and cutting weight for nothing. Because,” explained Paul. The UFC did not say whether it was already looking for a new opponent for the fighter.

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Slapped in the face for the second time this year. Nothing kills your motivation like training and cutting weight for nothing. Wtf #bullshit

— Paul felder (@felderpaul) June 28st, 2018