Sean Strickland replaces Tor Troeng, faces Robert McDaniel at UFC 171
With injury forcing Tor Troeng out of a planned UFC 171 fight with Robert McDaniel (21-7 MMA, 1-1 UFC), Sean Strickland (13-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) has agreed to step in as a replacement opponent.
UFC officials today announced the change.
UFC 171 takes place March 15 at Dallas’ American Airlines Center. The evening’s five-fight main card on pay-per-view following prelims that air on FOX Sports 1 and stream on UFC Fight Pass.
Troeng revealed late last week that he injured his shoulder in training and would be forced out of the fight.
Californian “Tarzan†Strickland is a former King of the Cage champion, who is undefeated through the first 13 fights of his career. Ten of those wins have come by way of stoppage, including seven by knockout.
“Bubba†McDaniel, a former cast member on “The Ultimate Fighter 17″ hopes to rebound from an August loss to Brad Tavares. The result snapped an official eight-fight winning streak for the 30-year-old Texan.
With the change in the lineup, UFC 171 now includes:
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
Johny Hendricks vs. Robbie Lawler – for vacant welterweight title
Carlos Condit vs. Tyron Woodley
Myles Jury vs. Diego Sanchez
Hector Lombard vs. Jake Shields
Nikita Krylov vs. Ovince St. Preux
PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX Sports 1, 8 p.m. ET)
Kelvin Gastelum vs. Rick Story
Jessica Andrade vs. Raquel Pennington
Dennis Bermudez vs. Jimy Hettes
Alex Garcia vs. Sean Spencer
PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 6 p.m. ET)
Renee Forte vs. Frank Trevino
Will Campuzano vs. Justin Scoggins
Robert McDaniel vs. Sean Strickland
Daniel Pineda vs. Robert Whiteford
