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UFC Fight Night 49: Henderson vs. dos Anjos is an upcoming mixed martial arts event to be held on August 23, 2014 at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.Official fight card
Main Card (Fox Sports 1)Lightweight Benson Henderson vs. Rafael dos Anjos
Welterweight Mike Pyle vs. Jordan Mein
Middleweight Francis Carmont vs. Thales Leites
Featherweight Max Holloway vs. Clay Collard
Lightweight James Vick vs. Valmir Lazaro
Featherweight Chas Skelly vs. Tom NiinimäkiPreliminary card (Fox Sports 2)Welterweight Neil Magny vs. Alex Garcia
Lightweight Beneil Dariush vs. Tony Martin
Bantamweight Aaron Phillips vs. Matt Hobar
Welterweight Ben Saunders vs. Chris Heatherly Preliminary card (UFC Fight Pass)Flyweight Wilson Reis vs. Joby SanchezBackgroundThe event is expected to be headlined by Lightweight contenders Benson Henderson and Rafael dos Anjos.
The event will be the second visit to Tulsa, Oklahoma, the first being UFC 4, nearly 20 years ago.
Jordan Mein was expected to face Thiago Alves at the event. However Alves pulled out of the bout with an injury and was replaced by Brandon Thatch. Subsequently, Thatch also pulled out of the bout with Mein citing a toe injury. Mein is now expected to face Mike Pyle at the event, as Pyle's scheduled opponent Demian Maia, also pulled out of their bout with an staph infection.
As a result of the cancellation of UFC 176, bouts between Beneil Dariush vs. Tony Martin, James Vick vs. Valmir Lazaro and Matt Dwyer vs. Alex Garcia were rescheduled for this event. However, Dwyer was removed from his bout with Garcia and replaced by Neil Magny.
Ernest Chavez was expected to face Mirsad Bektic at the event. However, Chavez was forced out of the bout with an injury and was replaced by Max Holloway. In turn, Bektic pulled out of the bout in the week leading up to the event and was replaced by promotional newcomer Clay Collard.
Tim Elliott was expected to face Wilson Reis at the event. However, Elliott pulled out of the bout in the days leading up to the event. Reis will now face promotional newcomer Joby Sanchez.Aug 15 - Updated fight card & background
Aug 22 - Updated fight card & background
