Isaac Vallie-Flagg
A back injury has forced former Strikeforce lightweight Isaac Vallie-Flagg (14-3-1) out of next months UFC 161: Evans vs. Henderson event.
Stepping in on two-weeks notice will be Octagon newcomer James Krause (19-4), who now meets Canadian fighter Sam ‘Hands of Stone’ Stout (20-8-1) as part of the FX prelims.
News of the change was announced this afternoon by the Canadian office of the Ultimate Fighting Championship via Twitter (@UFC_CA).
– Switch up of lightweights for #UFC161. @IKEVF forced out with an injury; @SammyJstout will now face former WECer @TheJamesKrause
UFC 161: Evans vs. Henderson is scheduled to take place on June 15, 2013 at the MTS Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Stout is 4-2 in his last six matches and is 1-1 in his last two bouts. The Canadian fighter picked up a split decision over Caros Fodor last February at UFC 157, while losing a decision to John Makdessi last November at UFC 154.
Krause enters the UFC riding a seven fight win streak picking up two KO finishes, three submissions and two decisions in that run. His most recent match took place last January at a Resurrection Fighting Alliance show where Krause earned a decision against Toby Imada. Krause made two appearances with the WEC, losing both matches against Ricardo Lamas and Donald Cerrone.