As I reported yesterday on Twitter, heavyweight Chase Sherman has stepped on short notice to confront Dmitry Poberezhets at UFC 211 following month in Dallas. Sherman (9-3) replaces the wounded Jarjis Danho in this fight and will be searching for his first UFC success. The 27-year-old has gone 0-2 in the UFC, losing back-to-back conflicts against Justin Ledet and most recently Walt Harris in UFC Fight Night 103 at January.
Meanwhile, the Poberezhets (24-5-1) makes his promotional and North American debut on the insides of a 15-fight unbeaten series. The Ukrainian fighter hasn’t lost a fight since 2012.
With this newest addition, here is an updated look at the card…
Main Card
(c) Stipe Miocic (16-2) vs. Junior dos Santos (18-4) — Heavyweight Title Fight
(c) Joanna Jedrzejczyk (13-0) vs. Jessica Andrade (16-5) — Strawweight Title Fight
Demian Maia (24-6) vs. Jorge Masvidal (32-11)
Frankie Edgar (21-5-1) vs. Yair Rodriguez (10-1)
Henry Cejudo (10-2) vs. Sergio Pettis (15-2)
Preliminary Card
Eddie Alvarez (28-5) vs. Dustin Poirier (21-5)
Jason Knight (16-2) vs. Chas Skelly (17-2)
David Branch (20-3) vs. Krzysztof Jotko (19-1)
Marco Polo Reyes (7-3) vs. James Vick (10-1)
Fight Pass Preliminary Card
Jessica Aguilar (19-5) vs. Cortney Casey (6-4)
Enrique Barzola (12-3-1) vs. Gabriel Benitez (19-5)
UFC releases Michael Graves after 2016 domestic violence arrest
UFC officials announced Monday that welterweight Michael Graves (6-0-1) was released from the advertising after being detained in October 2016 for domestic violence. Here’s an official statement from the UFC:
Back in November 2016, welterweight Michael Graves was removed from his UFC bout after his arrest in Fulton County, Florida. As a possible violation of the UFC Fighter Conduct Policy, the UFC company temporarily barred Graves from contest pending the completion of a third-party evaluation. Dependent on the findings of this thorough inspection and investigation, UFC has advised Graves he has been released from his contract effective immediately. UFC needs all athletes to act in an ethical and accountable manner, as mandated by the UFC Fighter Conduct Policy. UFC holds its athletes to the maximum standard and will continue to take proper action if and when warranted.
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