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Team Jorge Gurgel fighter Dustin Hazelett (9-3 MMA, 2-1 UFC) will replace an injured Mike Swick (10-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC) and fight Jonathan Goulet (19-8 MMA, 2-2 UFC) at UFC Fight Night 11 on Sept. 19.
UFCjunkie.com (www.ufcjunkie.com) confirmed the fight with Hazelett’s camp early this morning.
Swick, a one-time top middleweight contender, was set to make his debut at 170 pounds but suffered a rib injury that forced him off the Spike TV card. The UFC instead turned to Hazelett, a 21-year-old welterweight with UFC victories over Diego Saraiva and Stevie Lynch.
UFC Fight Night 11 airs on Spike TV at 9 p.m. and precedes the debut episode of “The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra.” Lightweight Din Thomas takes on Kenny Florian in the night’s main event. It’s not known if the Hazelett-Goulet bout will remain on the televised portion of the event; Spike TV officials were not available for comment this morning.
In July Swick told UFCjunkie.com that he he was originally slated to face fellow “The Ultimate Fighter
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