Highly touted light heavyweight prospect Dalcha Lungiambula still will make his UFC debut this week, and he has a promotional newcomer to thank for it. After Justin Ledet (9-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC) pulled out of his fight with Lungiambula (9-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) at UFC on ESPN 3 earlier this week, Dequan Townsend (21-8 MMA, 0-0 UFC) will step up on just a few days’ notice to keep Lungiambula on the card. A UFC official confirmed the matchup to MMA Junkie on Wednesday after it first was mentioned by South Africa-based MMA writer Julian Kiewietz on Twitter . UFC on ESPN 3 takes place Saturday at Target Center in Minneapolis. The card airs on ESPN. The 33-year-old Townsend, from Michigan, has been a pro since 2012
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Newcomer Dequan Townsend in for Ledet, meets Dalcha Lungiambula at UFC on ESPN 3 – MMA Junkie