Rory MacDonald Out of UFC 123, Will Be Replaced by Brian Foster

Filed under: UFC, NewsRory MacDonald has suffered a knee injury in training that has forced him out of a planned UFC 123 matchup with Matt Brown, MMA Fighting has confirmed from a source with knowledge of the situation.

The injury was first reported b…

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Rory MacDonaldRory MacDonald has suffered a knee injury in training that has forced him out of a planned UFC 123 matchup with Matt Brown, MMA Fighting has confirmed from a source with knowledge of the situation.

The injury was first reported by MMAJunkie.com, which adds that Brian Foster will replace MacDonald in the matchup, slated for Nov. 20 at the Palace of Auburn Hills just outside of Detroit.

UFC Fight Night 22 Aftermath: Press Conference Highlights, Bonuses, Apologies + More

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The UFC handed out $40,000 performance bonuses to five fighters following UFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs. Palhares, including two separate "Submission of the Night" awards. The honorees are:
Knockout of the Night: Brian Fo…

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The UFC handed out $40,000 performance bonuses to five fighters following UFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs. Palhares, including two separate "Submission of the Night" awards. The honorees are:

Knockout of the Night: Brian Foster, for his 67-second storming of Forrest Petz, which was the lone stoppage on the preliminary card. Petz now drops to 0-2 in his current UFC stint, and will most likely be shown the door.

Submission of the Night (1): Cole Miller, for dropping Ross Pearson with punches in the second round of their fight, then icing him with a rear-naked choke. Miller has scored the SotN award in three of his last five appearances, and officially enters the UFC Performance Bonus Leaderboard

Submission of the Night (2): Charles Oliveira, who pushed his record to 14-0 with a huge win over TUF 8 winner Efrain Escudero, secured via standing rear-naked choke in the third round. Though he had trouble getting Escudero to the mat in the first two frames, Oliveira showed off his tenacity in the victory, as well as some impressively unorthodox striking.

Fight of the Night: Kyle Kingsbury and Jared Hamman, for their fast-paced three-round brawl in the prelims. Despite a third-round rally from Hamman, Kingsbury’s domination and damage in the first two frames secured him 29-28 scores from all three judges.

Some other notes on the fights…

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