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Fight-size MMA Update: Former UFC Fighter Offers To Replace Injured Fighters, Fight Motion, New Fights, One FC’s Big Backer, More

Sean Ross SappJuly 13, 2016, 5:00 pm

By Fightful Staff-

– The UFC released their UFC 200 Fight Motion video, which you can see above.

– Singapore financial company Temasek has made a huge investment into One Fighting Championships.

– Siyar Bahadurzada has been forced from his UFC 201 fight with Jorge Masvidal due to an illness. Former UFC fighter Gerald Harris has offered to take the fight. Harris also offered to replace Dong Hyun Kim, who is out of his UFC 202 bout with Neil Magny. Lorenz Larkin eventually was given the fight with Magny.

– The WSOF 32 card has been finalized, and will feature Marlon Moraes defending his WSOF Bantamweight champion.

– The UFC 200 prelims did huge numbers on Fox Sports 1, averaging 1.786 million viewers.Sage Northcutt vs. Enrique Marin wasn’t even supposed to air on Fox Sports 2, and did 582,00 viewers. This made it the most watched program in FS2 history.

– UFC signed J.C. Cottrell (17-3) to take on Tony Martin (10-3) at UFC Fight Night Chicago on July 23.

– Below are the full UFC Fight Night Sioux Falls weigh-in results. Sean Ross Sapp and Showdown Joe will be on the Fightful.com Podcast tonight to talk about the event.

MAIN CARD (FS1, 9 p.m. ET)

John Lineker (#8) (136) vs. Michael McDonald (#5) (135)

Tony Ferguson (#3) (155) vs. Landon Vannata (155.5)

Tim Boetsch (186) vs. Josh Samman (186)

Aleksei Oleinik (243.5) vs. Daniel Omielanczuk (248)

Keita Nakamura (171) vs. Kyle Noke (170.5)

Ben Nguyen (125) vs. Louis Smolka (125.5)

PRELIMINARY CARD (FS1, 7 p.m. ET)

Katlyn Chookagian (135) vs. Lauren Murphy (#13) (135.5)

Sam Alvey (185.5) vs. Eric Spicely (185)

Cortney Casey (116) vs. Cristina Stanciu (114)

Scott Holtzman (155.5) vs. Cody Pfister (155)