James Te Huna
An injury to UFC light heavyweight Ryan ‘Darth’ Bader (15-3) has forced the fighter out of an upcoming UFC 160 bout with Glover Teixeira (20-2).
Stepping in as a replacement will be New Zealand fighter James Te-Huna (16-5) according to UFC Australia officials (@UFC_Australia).
– #UFC160: @JamesTeHuna steps up to face @gloverteixeira. All the details via @theage http://on.ufc.com/YorMlA
UFC 160: Velasquez vs. Silva II is expected to take place on May 25, 2013 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event will see a heavyweight rematch between UFC champ Cain Velasquez and Brazilian Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva.
Te-Huna is fresh off a come from behind unanimous decision win over Canadian Ryan Jimmo last month in London, England at UFC on FUEL TV 7. The victory extended the New Zealand fighters win streak to four straight in the Octagon with previous victories over Joey Beltran, Aaron Rosa and Ricardo Romero.
Teixeira fought in January, picking up his eighteenth straight victory by winning a decision against former UFC champ Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson at UFC on FOX 6. Teixeira’s previous Octagon wins include a TKO stoppage versus Fabio Maldonado at UFC 153 and a submission win against Kyle Kingsbury at UFC 146.