Motonobu Tezuka
With a recently reported injury to South Korean Kyung Ho Kang (11-6), the Ultimate Fighting Championship has found a replacement in Octagon newcomer Motonobu Tezuka (19-4-4), who now takes on ‘Bruce Leeroy’ Alex Caceres (7-5) at the UFC on FUEL TV 6 event.
The folks over at MMAjunkie.com confirmed the change with UFC officials on Friday afternoon.
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Tezuka is 12-1 in his last thirteen and caries a three fight win streak into the Octagon. The Japanese fighter was last in competition in April earning a unanimous decision against Shunichi Shimizu at a Pancrase – Progress Tour 3 event. Tezuka holds one win by TKO, five by decision and thirteen by decision.
Caceres looks to make it two straight wins following a “Submission of the Night” victory over Damacio Page at UFC on FUEL TV 4. Previous to that he lost a split decision to Edwin Figueroa at UFC 143 after being penalized following two kicks to the groin. ‘Bruce Leeroy’ has gone 2-3 in the UFC since debuting in March 2011.