Demian Maia Off UFN 22; Nate Marquardt vs. Rousimar Palhares New Main Event

Filed under: UFC, FanHouse Exclusive, NewsDemian Maia has been pulled from UFN 22 on Sept. 15 after his original opponent Alan Belcher was forced to pull out of the fight due to an eye injury and no replacement opponent was secured, MMA Fighting has le…

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Demian Maia has been pulled from UFN 22 on Sept. 15 after his original opponent Alan Belcher was forced to pull out of the fight due to an eye injury and no replacement opponent was secured, MMA Fighting has learned.

MMA Fighting has also been able to confirm MMA Junkie‘s initial report that Nate Marquardt vs. Rousimar Palhares has been bumped from UFC 118 to be the main event of UFN 22. The event will air live on Spike TV, and will serve as lead-in to the 12th season of The Ultimate Fighter.