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Munoz vs. Weidman to Headline Summer FUEL TV Event

Powerhouse middleweight wrestlers Chris "All American" Weidman and Mark "The Filipino Wrecking Machine" Munoz will battle in the five-round main event of UFC on FUEL TV, the just-announced July 11 fight night. The news was announced on the April 24 edition of FUEL TV's UFC Tonight.

In January, the undefeated Weidman replaced Munoz on the UFC on FOX fight card on less than two weeks' notice when Munoz was injured and forced to withdraw from his bout against Chael Sonnen. Michael Bisping, who'd been slated to fight Demian Maia at that same event, was tapped to fight Sonnen instead, and Weidman stepped in against Maia. Weidman defeated Maia by unanimous decision; Munoz did the same against Maia last June at UFC 131.

http://www.ufc.com/news/fuel-4-fight-card-updates

UFC on Fuel TV 4: Munoz vs. Weidman is expected to land in the home of Strikeforce on July 11, at least it is targeted as such. Multiple MMAWeekly.com sources indicated that the HP Pavilion is the current plan – as first reported by www.MMAJunkie.com

UFC on Fuel TV 4: Munoz vs. Weidman
July 11, 2012
HP Pavilion
San Jose, California


Mark Munoz vs. Chris Weidman
Brandon Vera vs. James TeHuna
Anthony Njokuani vs. Paul Taylor

UFC on Fuel TV 4: Munoz vs. Weidman
July 11, 2012
HP Pavilion
San Jose, California


Mark Munoz vs. Chris Weidman
Jon Fitch vs. Aaron Simpson
Brandon Vera vs. James TeHuna
Anthony Njokuani vs. Paul Taylor
T.J. Dillashaw vs. Vaughan Lee
Raphael Assuncao vs. Issei Tamura
Chris Cariaso vs. Josh Ferguson
Rafael ‘Sapo’ Natal vs. Andrew Craig
Tom DeBlass vs. Nick Penner

Jon Fitch will have to wait for another day for a fight in his hometown, as an injury has forced him out of his July 11 bout against Aaron Simpson.

Stepping in to welcome Aaron Simpson to the welterweight division will be returning striker Kenny Robertson. Robertson's most recent win was a spectacular spinning back fist TKO over fellow UFC veteran Lucio Linhares.

Previously-announced bouts on the FUEL TV main card include:

• Middleweight five-round fight: Mark Munoz vs. Chris Weidman
• Light heavyweight bout: Brandon Vera vs. James Te Huna
• Middleweight bout: Karlos Vemola vs. Francis Carmont
• Bantamweight bout: Sacramento’s TJ Dillashaw vs. Vaughan Lee
• Lightweight bout: Paul Taylor vs. Anthony Njokuani


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