Daniel Roberts to face Doomsday as Johnson injured

[keithlewis]

A knee injury has forced Anthony "Rumble" Johnson off of the upcoming UFC on Versus card in March, and UFC newcomer Daniel Roberts has been tapped as a replacement to take on John "Doomsday" Howard in a welterweight match-up on the show instead.

The bout was initially reported by the Boston Herald on Sunday, and independent sources confirmed the bout to MMAWeekly.com as well.

Daniel Roberts (9-0) gets a chance to step into the UFC octagon for the first time on just over a month's notice.

Training out of Oklahoma, Roberts brings with him an undefeated record, and most recently a win over veteran fighter, Anthony Macias, in mid-January.

After training in Thailand recently, John Howard will look to build on his current 3-fight win streak in the UFC, including wins over Tamden McCrory and most recently a knockout win over Dennis Hallman.

There has been no word if the bout between Howard and Roberts will remain on the main card as the previous fight was scheduled, but with a stacked undercard the fight may get moved to the untelevised portion of the broadcast.

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