UFC 116’s co-main event is now set.
Ultimate Fighting Championship officials today confirmed that middleweight Yoshihiro Akiyama will meet Chris Leben at the July 3 event, which takes place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
MMAjunkie.com first reported the change earlier this week when news broke that Akiyama’s original opponent, Wanderlei Silva, was forced off the summer card due to injury.