An knee injury to British fighter James Wilks has forced the welterweight from a UFC Fight Night 24 bout with Amir Sadollah (4-2). Sadollah had been set to meet opponent Duane Ludwig who also withdrew due to injury. Now the “TUF 7″ season winner meets his third opponent in DaMarques Johnson (12-8).
The news was broken by the promotion at UFC.com on Sunday.
UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs. Davis (aka UFC Fight Night 24) is set for March 26 at the Key Arena in Seattle, Washington. Headlining the UFC’s first visit to the Pacific Northwest are light heavyweights Antônio Rogério Nogueira and Phil “Mr. Wonderful” Davis.
Sadollah, who has fought his whole professional career in the UFC, is 3-1 in his last four bouts. He fought in Germany at UFC 122 last November in his most recent fight, earning a unanimous decision over Peter Sobotta. The victory allowed him to return to the Win column after a loss to Dong Hyun Kim at UFC 114 last May. The Korean earned a unanimous decision over Sadollah.
Johnson competed last January against Mike Guymon at the UFC: Fight for the Troops 2 event, stopping the “Joker” in the first round by verbal submission after locking in a very tough body triangle. The win made him 1-1 after a TKO loss to Matt Riddle at a UFC on Versus 2 event, Johnson failed to make weight and both men agreed to a 172 lb catchweight bout.