It appears there is a change afoot in the main event for UFC 119, the promotion’s debut in Indianapolis scheduled for Sept. 25.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira has been forced to withdraw from his rematch with Frank Mir. He will apparently be replaced by Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic, as first reported by Fighters Only.
A report from MMAJunkie.com adds that a source indicated a recurring hip injury as the reason for Nogueira’s withdrawal.
Having lost his bid to win the unified UFC heavyweight title against Brock Lesnar at UFC 100, Mir then bounced back with an impressive submission of Cheick Kongo before losing to Shane Carwin in his last outing in March.
Filipovic enters the bout having won three of his four fights in his second go around in the Octagon, including winning his last two. He most recently defeated Pat Barry at UFC 115 in June in Vancouver.
Nogueira had hoped to avenge the first TKO loss of his career in fighting Mir at UFC 119. Mir accomplished the feat in December 2008 at UFC 92.
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