Joe Doerksen will step in on short notice to face
Tom Lawlor in a middleweight matchup at the top of
UFC 113’s non-televised card.
Sources close to the event today confirmed the change to MMAjunkie.com and said Lawlor’s original opponent, Tim Credeur,
has been forced to withdraw from the fight due to an undisclosed injury.
UFC 113 takes place May 8 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
and features a light heavyweight title rematch between current champ
Lyoto Machida and challenger Mauricio “Shogun” Rua.