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UFC Announces Feb. 7 Lineup
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UFC Announces Feb. 7 Lineup
Thursday, January 08, 2009
by Sherdog.com Staff

Four bouts are scheduled for the main card portion of the Feb. 7 UFC Fight Night lineup set for the Sun Dome in Tampa, Fla., according to UFC.com.

Headlining the card, which will air live on SpikeTV at 9 p.m. ET/PT, will be a lightweight bout between former title challenger Hermes Franca and Joe Lauzon. Heavyweight prospect Cain Velasquez is also guaranteed a spot on the SpikeTV broadcast for his bout against Denis Stojnic, as are “Ultimate Fighter” winners Mac Danzig and Amir Sadollah for their respective bouts.

Fiveouncesofpain.com has also reported that Matt Riddle will fight Steve Bruno, though the UFC had not yet listed the fight as of Wednesday. Additionally, MMAWeekly.com is reporting that Dan Miller will replace an injured Alessio Sakara to take on Jake Rosholt.

Main Card:
Joe Lauzon vs. Hermes Franca
Cain Velasquez vs. Denis Stojnic
Mac Danzig vs. Josh Neer
Amir Sadollah vs. Nick Catone

Prelims:
Kurt Pellegrino vs. Robert Emerson
Jake Rosholt vs. Dan Miller
Matt Grice vs. George Sotiropoulos
Rich Clementi vs. Gleison Tibau
Anthony Johnson vs. Luigi Fioravanti

Note: This article was updated at 10:30 a.m. EST on Jan. 8 with info that Dan Miller would replace Alessio Sakara.
 

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