New Opponent For Donald Cerrone At UFC On Fuel 3

[No More Sorrow]

An undisclosed injury has forced lightweight Yves Edwards (41-18-1 MMA, 9-6 UFC) to withdraw from a fight with Donald Cerrone (17-4 MMA, 3-1 UFC) at UFC on FUEL TV 3.

Sources close to the event today told MMAjunkie.com (UFC blog for UFC news, UFC rumors, fighter interviews and event previews/recaps | MMAjunkie.com) that veteran Jeremy Stephens (20-7 MMA, 7-6 UFC) has been tapped to replace Edwards.

UFC on FUEL TV 3 takes place May 15 at Patriot Center in Fairfax, Va. The event's main card airs live on FUEL TV while preliminary-card fights are expected to stream on Facebook.

It's not clear where Stephens vs. Cerrone will be situated on the lineup.

Edwards had hoped to rebound from a decision loss to "The Ultimate Fighter 13" winner Tony Ferguson. The longtime UFC vet had previously stopped Rafaello Oliveira by TKO at UFC on Versus 6.

Stephens is also on the mend after a split-decision loss to the surging Anthony Pettis, who knocked out Joe Lauzon this past weekend at UFC 144 for an almost certain No. 1 contender's spot.

Cerrone, meanwhile, saw an impressive six-fight win streak come to an end when he was outstruck and outpointed by Nate Diaz at UFC 141.

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[The Cork]

Nice fight, both bangers, although Stephens tried to wrestlefuck his way to a decision vs Pettis.