As expected a middleweight bout between Nate Marquardt and Rousimar Palhares originally slated for UFC 118’s main card now serves as the new UFC Fight Night 22 headliner.
MMAjunkie.com first reported the new main event on Monday, and the UFC recently made it official.
As part of the change, original main-event fighter Demian Maia – who lost opponent Alan Belcher due to a detached retina – has been removed from the card.