The UFC has signed a new featherweight, and he’ll be put to work right away in two weeks in Berlin. Unbeaten Swedish fighter Niklas Backstrom (7-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) has joined the promotion, and he will step in for Thiago Tavares (18-5-1 MMA, 7-5-1 UFC) against Tom Niinimaki (21-5-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) at UFC Fight Night 41 in Germany. UFC officials announced the news and the new booking overnight. No official word was given on the nature of Tavares’ removal from the fight
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Niklas Backstrom replaces Tavares, meets Tom Niinimaki at UFC Fight Night 41 – MMA Junkie