Jamie Varner will step in for the injured Terry Etim and face Joe Lauzon at UFC on Fox 4.
Varner made an impressive return to the Octagon on May 26, scoring a first-round knockout of the previously unbeaten Edson Barboza at UFC 146. It was Varner’s first UFC bout since a 2007 submission triumph over Jason Gilliam. A former WEC Drew Fickett prior to his upset of Barboza.
Lauzon was last in action at UFC 144, where he had a two-fight winning streak halted by Anthony Pettis. The 28-year-old Massachusetts native had submitted Curt Warburton and Melvin Guillard in his previous two Octagon appearances..