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| Brenneman (right) replaces Marquardt v. Story |
A heavyweight battle between sluggers Pat Barry and Cheick Kongo has been promoted to the main-event at UFC Live 4, scheduled for Sunday, June 26, 2011 at the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, after Nate Marquardt was not cleared to compete for undisclosed reasons. Charlie Brenneman (13-2-0) will now step up to face Rick Story in the co-main event on tomorrow's card.
The AMA Fight Club product is a winner in eight of his last nine appearances and has only been stopped by Johny Hendricks in fifteen professional bouts. The Pennsylvania native last appeared at UFC - Fight for the Troops 2 in January of this year, defeating Amilcar Alves by unanimous decision.
Also in the news, the UFC announced via their official twitter account the signing of Japanese featherweight sensation Hatsu Hioki (24-4-2). The world-ranked 145 pound fighter - who places as high as second on many accredited ranking outlets - was rumored to be in negotiations with the promotion for some time after vacating his Shooto world title and with the uncertain future of Sengoku Raiden Championships where he also owned the 145lbs championship. Hioki attended UFC 131 - Carwin vs. dos Santos in Vancouver, Canada, and as of this weekend is the UFC's newest signing.
Hioki is a winner in four straight contests including an impressive showing against Jose Aldo teammate and Nova União standout Marlon Sandro in December of last year. He last tasted defeated in November of 2009 when Michihiro Omigawa bested him by split decision.
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