Douglas Lima replaces Josh Koscheck against Paul Daley at Bellator 158 Once again, Josh Koscheck’s Bellator debut has been delayed again due to an injury. Stepping in is former welterweight champion Douglas Lima, who now faces Paul Daley at Bellator 158. MMAJunkie reported the news on Tuesday. Lima (26-6) is coming off a unanimous-decision loss to Andrey Koreshkov last year, which snapped his five-fight win streak. Daley (38-13-2) heads into this matchup off a knockout victory over Andy Uhrich, which pushed his winning streak to five straight. “Bellator 158: London” takes place July 16 at The O2 in London. Four-month notice USADA drug testing requirement waived for Brock Lesnar at UFC 200 Upon Brock Lesnar’s return to the octagon at UFC 200, the former UFC heavyweight champion was exempt from the four-month notice drug testing policy implemented by USADA according to MMAJunkie. The UFC gave a statement to Yahoo! Sports, to explain Lesnar’s unique circumstance. “Given Lesnar last competed in UFC on December 30, 2011, long before the UFC Anti-Doping Policy went into effect, for purposes of the Anti-Doping Policy, he is being treated similarly to a new athlete coming into the organization,” the UFC’s statement to Yahoo! reads. “While conversations with the heavyweight have been ongoing for some time, Lesnar required permission from WWE to compete in UFC 200 and only agreed to terms and signed a bout agreement last Friday. He was therefore unable to officially start the Anti-Doping Policy process any earlier. UFC, however, did notify Lesnar in the early stages of discussions that if he were to sign with the UFC, he would be subject to all of the anti-doping rules. Lesnar and his management have now been formally educated by USADA on the policy, procedures and expectations.” Nordine Taleb injured, Alan Jouban seeks new opponent for UFC Fight Night 90 UFC officials annouced Tuesday that welterweight Nordine Taleb (12-3) has had to bow out of his UFC Fight Night 90 bout due to injury. As a result the UFC is currently seeking a new opponent to step up on short notice to face Alan Jouban. Jouban (13-4) is coming off an impressive win over Brendan O’Reilly back in March at UFC Fight Night 85 event. The win pushed him to 3-1 in his last four fights. UFC Fight Night 90 takes place July 7 event at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Garden Arena. Here’s an updated look at the card. Rafael dos Anjos (c) vs. Eddie Alvarez – for lightweight title Derrick Lewis vs. Roy Nelson Alan Jouban vs. TBA Mitch Clarke vs. Joseph Duffy Alberto Mina vs. Mike Pyle Mehdi Baghdad vs. John Makdessi Anthony Birchak vs. Dileno Lopes Gilbert Burns vs. Lukasz Sajewski Marco Beltran vs. Reginaldo Vieira Alvaro Herrera vs. Vicente Luque Russell Doane vs. Pedro Munhoz Felipe Arantes vs. Jerrod Sanders Peter Sobotta vs. Nicolas Dalby, Nick Hein vs. Tae Hyun Bang slated for UFC Fight Night in Hamburg UFC officials announced Tuesday that welterweights Peter Sobotta and Nicolas Dalby will clash at UFC Fight Night Hamburg. In addition lightweights Nick Hein and Tae Hyun Bang will also clash on the card. Sobotta (15-5-1) heads into this matchup off a TKO loss to Kyle Noke which snapped his two-fight win streak. Dalby (14-1-1) is coming off a decision loss to Zak Cummings which snapped his 15-fight unbeaten streak. Hein (12-3) heads into his matchup off back-to-back victories over Lukasz Sajewski and Yusuke Kasuya. Bang (18-9) heads into this matchup off a split decision victory over Leo Kuntz this past November. UFC Fight Night in Hamburg takes place Sept. 3 at Barclaycard Arena in Hamburg, Germany. Here’s an updated look at the card. Andrei Arlovski vs. Josh Barnett Ryan Bader vs. Ilir Latifi Scott Askham vs. Jack Hermansson Jessin Ayari vs. Emil Meek Nicolas Dalby vs. Peter Sobotta Tae Hyun Bang vs. Nick Hein Anthony Pettis planning a drop to featherweight Former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis announced on his Instragram that he plans on making a move to the featherweight division. In addition MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani confirmed the weight change with his manager Malki Kawa.
CES champ Luis Felix injured, Levan Makashvili steps in vs. Ryan Sanders at CES MMA 36 Per MMAJunkie, CES lightweight champion Luis Felix has suffered an injury and UFC veteran Levan Makashvili has stepped in on short notice to fight Ryan Sanders. CES 36 takes place this Friday from Twin River Casino in Lincoln, R.I.. Here’s an updated look at the card. Matt Bessette vs. Jairo Soares Nate Andrews vs. Luis Muro Levan Makashvili vs. Ryan Sanders Josh LaBerge vs. Jon Lemke Lewis Corapi vs. Julian Lane Merab Dvalishvilli vs. Matt Tullos Marquis Brewster vs. Vladimir Kazbekov Bobby Flynn vs. Kevin Horowitz Roosevelt Archie vs. Carlos Candelario Thomas English vs. James Murrin Marquis Allen vs. Dan Randall Kurtis Parisi vs. Hector Sanchez