Fitch replaces Ellenberger, fights Saunders at UFC 111 main card
Hours after learning opponent Thiago Alves failed a CT scan and was scratched from the card, his opponent, Jon Fitch…
Hours after learning opponent Thiago Alves failed a CT scan and was scratched from the card, his opponent, Jon Fitch has agreed to replace Jake Ellenberger and fight Ben Saunders on the UFC 111 pay-per-view main card.
A source told MMAjunkie.com said Saunders specifically asked for the new bout when Fitch became available.
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UFC 111 Main Card
Georges St. Pierre vs. Dan Hardy
Frank Mir vs. Shane Carwin
Jon Fitch vs. Ben Saunders
Kurt Pellegrino vs. Fabricio Camoes
Jim Miller vs. Mark Bocek
UFC 111 on Spike:
Ricardo Almeida vs. Matt Brown
Nate Diaz vs. Rory Markham
UFC 111 Prelims
Rousimar Palhares vs. Tomasz Drwal
Jarred Hamman vs. Rodney Wallace
Matthew Riddle vs. Greg Soto
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