Ebersole Likely Replacement for Injured Condit at UFC 127

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Former WEC welterweight champion Carlos Condit has suffered a knee injury that will force him out of his UFC 127 bout with Chris Lytle, and his late-notice replacement for the event will likely be well-traveled veteran Brian Ebersole.

Sherdog.com learned Wednesday from sources close to the fighter that Condit's participation in the event was in jeopardy as the welterweight underwent an MRI in Las Vegas. On Thursday, Sherdog.com confirmed with a source close to the event that Ebersole would likely step in to face Lytle in Condit's stead. News of the replacement was first reported by FightNewsAustralia.com.

UFC 127 will be headlined by a pivotal welterweight clash, as divisional stalwart Jon Fitch squares off with pound-for-pound great B.J. Penn in the main event. Also scheduled for the show is a middleweight tilt between “The Ultimate Fighter 3” winner Michael Bisping and hard-punching Jorge Rivera, as well as a lightweight scrap featuring hometown favorite George Sotiropoulos taking on German striker Dennis Siver.

Ebersole will make his UFC debut against Lytle. An 11-year veteran of the sport, the American welterweight now resides in Australia. “Bad Boy” rides a seven-fight winning streak heading into the contest, including a victory over pioneer Carlos Newton at Impact FC 1 in July. A veteran of 46 bouts, The 30-year-old holds 19 career victories by submission and has never been knocked out.

Lytle, 36, is another longtime practitioner of the sport. A finalist on “The Ultimate Fighter” season four, the Hoosier has competed in 52 professional MMA bouts and 15 pro boxing contests. Lytle has won four straight fights as of late, notching victories over Kevin Burns, Brian Foster and Matt Brown before avenging his “TUF” finale loss to Matt Serra at UFC 119 in September.

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