Russell Doane now faces Mirsad Bektic Saturday at UFC 204 UFC officials announced this morning that Russell Doane will step up on five-days notice to take on Mirsad Bektic this Saturday at UFC 204. Doane (14-6) replaces the injured Arnold Allen and has lost three fights in a row including a setback at UFC Fight Night 90 against Pedro Munhoz. Bektic (10-0) hasn’t competed since a win over Lucas Martins last year at UFC Fight Night 67. UFC 204 takes place at the Manchester Arena on Saturday. Here’s an updated look at the card… Main Card Michael Bisping (30-7) vs. Dan Henderson (32-14) Vitor Belfort (25-12) vs. Gegard Mousasi (39-6) Ovince Saint Preux (19-8) vs. Jimi Manuwa (15-2) Stefan Struve (27-8) vs. Daniel Omielanczuk (19-5-1, 1NC) Mirsad Bektic (10-0) vs. Russell Doane (14-6) Preliminary Card Brad Pickett (26-11) vs. Iuri Alcantara (37-7, 1NC) Ian Entwistle (9-3) vs. Rob Font (12-2) Davey Grant (10-2) vs. Damian Stasiak (10-2) Leon Edwards (11-3) vs. Albert Tumenov (17-3) Fight Pass Preliminary Card Danny Roberts (13-1) vs. Mike Perry (8-0) Leonardo Santos (15-4) vs. Adriano Martins (28-7) Lukasz Sajewski (13-2) vs. Marc Diakiese (9-0) Michael Graves removed from UFC Fight Night 100 due to arrest News broke yesterday that UFC welterweight Michael Graves was arrested this past weekend in Atlanta on a misdemeanor battery charge against his wife. As a result the UFC has removed the ATT product from next month’s UFC Fight Night 100 against Sergio Moraes. The UFC released the following statement “The UFC organization is aware that Michael Graves was arrested over the weekend on a misdemeanor battery charge,” the UFC said in a statement. “The organization takes this situation seriously and is in the process of gathering more information. Graves has been removed from his scheduled bout on Nov. 19 as a result of the pending legal matter.” UFC Fight Night 100 takes place on November 19 in Sao Paulo, Brazil and the UFC is currently seeking a replacement for Moraes. Derek Anderson moves up to welterweight, takes on Paul Daley at Bellator 163 Bellator announced in a press release on Monday that Derek Anderson will be moving up to the welterweight division against Paul Daley at Bellator 163 next month. In addition, the promotion also announced that Sergei Kharitonov will make his long-awaited promotional debut against Javy Ayala. Anderson (14-2, 1NC) heads into this matchup off back-to-back wins including a victory over Saad Awad in August. Daley (38-14-2) had his five-fight win streak snapped in his last fight, losing to former Bellator welterweight champion Douglas Lima in July at Bellator 158. Bellator 163 takes place at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut on November 4. Here’s an updated look at the card. Main Card Liam McGeary (11-0) vs. Phil Davis (16-3) Saad Awad (19-8) vs. Brennan Ward (13-4) Paul Daley (38-14-2) vs. Derek Anderson (14-2, 1NC) Sergei Kharitonov (23-5) vs. Javy Ayala (9-5) Marloes Coenen (23-7) vs. Talita Nogueira (6-0) Preliminary Card Josh Diekmann (15-7, 1 NC) vs. Tyler King (11-4) Blair Tugman (8-6) vs. Walter Smith-Cotito (4-4, 1 NC) Michael Zichelle (8-4) vs. Tim Caron (5-0) Ilya Kotau (1-1) vs. Carlos Corriea (1-0) Sarah Payant (1-3) vs. Hannah Regina (0-0) Keenan Raymond (3-3) vs. Kastroit Xhema (0-0) Thomas English (6-6) vs. Christopher Foster (9-4) James Boran (6-0) vs. Vinicius De Jesus (4-1) UFC 204 Embedded – Episode 1
