With Rory MacDonald pulling out of UFC 140 due to injury, prelim fighter Claude Patrick stepped up as a replacement and will now face Brian Ebersole on the pay-per-view portion of the Canadian card.
This left Patrick’s original opponent, Rich ‘The Raging Bull’ Attonito (10-4) without an opponent of his own.
Now, MMAjunkie.com is reporting that UFC newcomer Jake Hecht (10-2) has agreed to meet ‘The Raging Bull’ on a months notice.
UFC 140: Jones vs. Machida is scheduled to take place on December 10 at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario. This bout between Attonito vs. Hecht will certainly take place on the nights preliminary card.
Attonito debuted with the UFC as a middleweight on season eleven of ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ and has since gone 3-1 in the Octagon. ‘The Raging Bull’ dropped to welterweight last June for his last fight, defeating Daniel Roberts by decision at the UFC Live: Kongo vs. Barry show. That win erased a loss on his record after losing to Dave Branch by decision at the TUF 12 Finale.
Hecht is riding a three fight win streak with wins in places such as Amman, Jordan and Cork, Ireland this past year. The Missouri fighter holds two victories by knockout, five by submission, and three by decision over his career.