Lawlor-Weidman demoted, McDonald-Soto promoted to UFC 139’s Spike TV special

A bantamweight bout between Michael McDonald and Alex Soto has been promoted to the Spike TV “UFC Prelims” special for this weekend’s UFC 139 event.

It’s taken the spot of a middleweight bout between Tom Lawlor and Chris Weidman, which now will stream…

A bantamweight bout between Michael McDonald and Alex Soto has been promoted to the Spike TV “UFC Prelims” special for this weekend’s UFC 139 event.

It’s taken the spot of a middleweight bout between Tom Lawlor and Chris Weidman, which now will stream on Facebook.

Spike TV officials today confirmed the change with MMAjunkie.com, though a reason for the switch wasn’t given.