UFC Fight Night 31: Antonio Braga Neto Out, Brian Houston In Against Derek Brunson

By BJPENN.COM News - September 25, 2013


Fight For The Troops 3 just got a shift to its lineup with news that Antonio Braga Neto has been forced out with an injury.

Filling the new vacancy is UFC newcomer Brian Houston.

‘UFC Fight Night 31: Fight For The Troops 3’ features a main event between Lyoto Machida and Tim Kennedy. The event is set to go down on November 6 from Kentucky’s Fort Campbell.

Houston was originally slated to make his UFC debut at UFC 164 as a replacement for his now opponent, Derek Brunson. His debut was pushed out when the middleweight suffered an undisclosed injury that forced him off the card.

No word on how long Antonio Braga Neto will be on the sidelines with his ailment.

The new UFC Fight Night 31 lineup now includes:

Tim Kennedy vs. Lyoto Machida
Liz Carmouche vs. Alexis Davis
Ronny Markes vs. Yoel Romero
Rustam Khabilov vs. Jorge Masvidal
Michael Chiesa vs. Colton Smith
Bobby Green vs. James Krause
Francisco Rivera vs. George Roop
Dennis Bermudez vs. Steven Siler
Amanda Nunes vs. Germaine de Randamie
Chris Camozzi vs. Lorenz Larkin
Yves Edwards vs. Yancy Medeiros
Seth Baczynski vs. Neil Magny
Derek Brunson vs. Brian Houston

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