UFC Fight Night 83: Cowboy vs. Cowboy Fight Card Finds Two Late Replacements Two fighters expected to compete on the UFC Fight Night 83: Cowboy vs. Cowboy fight card in Pittsburgh were forced out of their scheduled fights days before Sunday’s event at the Consol Energy Center. Bantamweight contender John Lineker and middleweight Trevor Smith fell victim to illness and injury and were forced to withdraw from the fight card. UFC matchmakers were able to secure last-minute replacements and announced the new match-ups on Tuesday. RELATED > John Lineker Falls Victim to Dengue Epidemic, Out of Sunday’s UFC Fight Night Cody Garbrandt (7-0), who was originally signed to fight Lineker will now face undefeated promotional newcomer Augusto Mendes (5-0).
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UFC Fight Night 83: Cowboy vs. Cowboy Fight Card Finds Two Late Replacements – MMA Weekly