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| Report: Matt Brown To Step In For Matt Riddle At UFC 91 |
| November 01, 2008 By Fightline.com Staff, FightLine.com Staff |
The Wrestling Observer is reporting that Matt Brown will step in as an injury replacement for Matt Riddle against Ryan Thomas at UFC 91. With just two weeks to go before the event, Riddle, of TUF 7 fame, injured his knee and was forced withdraw. Sources close to the fighter have confirmed that Riddle will require surgery on the knee which will keep the young fighter out for the next six to eight weeks. Brown, Riddle's fellow TUF 7 alum, is coming off of a very good showing in a narrow decision loss to Dong Hyun Kim. Below is a look at the updated UFC 91 fight card featuring the return of Randy Couture: Main Card: Randy Couture vs. Brock Lesnar Kenny Florian vs. Joe Stevenson Nick Catone vs. Amir Sadollah Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Josh Hendricks Demian Maia vs. Nate Quarry Preliminary Card: Dustin Hazelett vs. Tamdan McCrory Jorge Gurgel vs. Aaron Riley Jeremy Stephens vs. Rafael dos Anjos Mark Bocek vs. Alvin Robinson
Matthew Riddle vs. Ryan Thomas
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