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UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Benavidez II (also known as UFC on Fox 9) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event to be held on December 14, 2013 at the Sleep Train Arena in Sacramento, California.
Official fight card
Main Card (Fox)
Flyweight Demetrious Johnson (c) vs. Joseph Benavidez For the UFC Flyweight Championship
Bantamweight Urijah Faber vs. Michael McDonald
Featherweight Chad Mendes vs. Nik Lentz
Lightweight Joe Lauzon vs. Mac Danzig
Preliminary card (Fox Sports 1)
Welterweight Court McGee vs. Ryan LaFlare
Lightweight Edson Barboza vs. Danny Castillo
Lightweight Bobby Green vs. Pat Healy
Flyweight Scott Jorgensen vs. Zach Makovsky
Lightweight Abel Trujillo vs. Roger Bowling
Lightweight Sam Stout vs. Cody McKenzie
Preliminary card (Online)
Flyweight Darren Uyenoyama vs. Alptekin Ozkilic
Background
A UFC Lightweight title bout between the current champion Anthony Pettis and top contender TJ Grant was targeted for this event. However, Grant revealed in mid-September that he has yet to be medically cleared after suffering a concussion in training and would not be eligible to compete on December 14 and opted to decline the bout. Pettis was then expected to faced Josh Thomson in the event headliner. However, on November 10, it was announced that Pettis was injured and the bout was cancelled. The new main event is a rematch for the Flyweight title between Demetrious Johnson and Joseph Benavidez.
Co-featured on the card will be a bout between top bantamweight contenders Urijah Faber and Michael McDonald.
Ian McCall was expected to face Scott Jorgensen at the event. However, McCall was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by John Dodson.[7] Then on December 3, Dodson himself was forced from the bout after sustaining a knee injury.[8] Jorgensen will now face former Bellator Bantamweight Champion Zach Makovsky.
Jamie Varner was expected to face Pat Healy at this event. However, Varner pulled out of the bout due to injury and was replaced by Bobby Green.
Kelvin Gastelum was expected to face Court McGee at this event. However, Gastelum pulled out of the bout, citing an undisclosed injury and was replaced by Ryan LaFlare.
John Moraga was expected to face Darren Uyenoyama at the event. However, Moraga pulled out of the bout with an undisclosed injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Alptekin Ozkilic.
Carlos Condit was expected to face Matt Brown in a welterweight bout on the main card. However, on December 7th, it was announced that Brown had to pull out of the bout due to herniated discs in his back. Sources close to the promotion on Saturday, December 7th told MMAjunkie no replacement will be sought to meet Condit on the card, thus scrapping the fight entirely from the event.
Dec 09 - Updated fight card & background