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Former WEC title challenger Jeff Curran has received a new opponent for his main event fight at XFO 39 this Friday at the Sears Centre near Chicago.
Billy Vaughan, who in March made his Strikeforce debut in a loss to Jorge Gurgel, will step in for Curran’s original opponent Joe Pearson, who was forced to withdraw after getting in a car accident, as first reported by MMAWeekly.com.
Due to the late notice, the fight will be contested at 145 pounds according to Curran’s management, SuckerPunch Entertainment. Curran, who has been reinventing himself in the 135 pound division, will move up just for this fight.