Emmanuel Sanchez hurt, AJ McKee currently fights Ray Wood Friday in Bellator 166 Bellator officials announced Monday that Emmanuel Sanchez (13-3) has been forced off Friday’s Bellator 166 card because of injury. As a result, AJ McKee will take on Ray Wood. McKee (5-0) endures his second straight battle with a competition switch. Back in Bellator 160, he was supposed to combat Henry Corrales, but because of injury he ended up battling and defeating Cody Walker by submission. The undefeated 21-year-old is the son of UFC veteran Antonio McKee. Wood (7-2) has gone 1-1 in Bellator and has been slated to take on Treston Thomison (9-4), who needs a new competitor. Bellator 166 takes place at WinStar World Casino and Resort in Thackerville, Okla.. Here’s an updated look at the card… MAIN CARD (Spike, 9 p.m. ET) Champ Eduardo Dantas vs. Joe Warren — for bantamweight name A.J. McKee vs. Ray Wood L.C. Davis vs. Marcos Galvao Chris Honeycutt vs. Ben Reiter PRELIMINARY CARD (7 p.m. ET) Treston Thomison vs. TBA Derrick Adkins vs. Chris Jones Levi Queen vs. Chance Rencountre Gregory Babene vs. Emiliano Sordi John King vs. Kinny Spotwood Undefeated featherweight Shane Burgos steps up to fight Tiago Trator in UFC Fight Night 102 With Zubaira Tukhugov being removed from UFC Albany to get a possible USADA breach, New York native Shane Burgos has stepped up to confront Tiago Trator at UFC Fight Night 102. Burgos (7-0) was slated to struggle at CFFC 61 back in October, but his opponent pulled out due to injury. The 25-year-old final saw action against Jacob Bohn in CFFC 56, where he won first round TKO. Trator (20-5-1, 1 NC) heads into this matchup off a decision victory over Clay Collard back in September 2015. The Brazilian is 1-2 in his UFC career up to now. UFC Fight Night 102 takes place at the Times Union Center in Albany, NY. With Aljamain Sterling injured, Raphael Assuncao removed from UFC Albany card MMAFighting reported Monday which bantamweight Raphael Assuncao will no longer contend at UFC Fight Night 102, as the UFC was not able to find him an opponent. The UFC intends to re-book the two 135-pound fighters sooner or later in 2017. Glover Teixeira vs. Jimi Manuwa in the works for UFC 208 Jim Edwards of FloCombat reported Monday that light heavyweights Glover Teixeira and Jimi Manuwa are set to clash at UFC 208. Teixeira (25-4) had his three-fight win streak snapped in his final fight, as Anthony Johnson knocked out the Brazilian in 13 seconds back in UFC 202. Manuwa (16-2) heads into this matchup off a TKO victory over Ovince St-Preux in UFC 204. UFC 208 occurs January 21st at the Honda Center in Anaheim, CA. Canadian heavyweight prospect Dustin Joynson talks Jared Henderson, Zuma MMA & Toronto Maple Leafs Dustin Joynson (2-0) discusses his upcoming fight against Jared Henderson (1-0)
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