UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo has suffered an undisclosed injury which has forced him out of scheduled title defense against Erik Koch at UFC 149.
UFC officials announced that the new main event will feature Urijah Faber taking on Renan Barao. Faber and Barao were originally scheduled to meet at UFC 148. They will square off in a five round bout for the interim bantamweight championship. Barao is also an injury replacement for bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz. Cruz and Faber were coaches of the recently concluded season of The Ultimate Fighter Live.
UFC 149 takes place on July 21st from the Scotiabank Saddledome, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Aldo injured, Faber vs. Barao now headlines UFC 149 in Calgary is a post from: MMA Interplay UFC News
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