Emmanuel Sanchez hurt, AJ McKee now fights Ray Wood Friday at Bellator 166 Bellator officials announced Monday the Emmanuel Sanchez (13-3) was forced off Friday’s Bellator 166 card because of injury. Because of This, AJ McKee will take on Ray Wood. McKee (5-0) endures his second straight fight with a competition switch. Back at Bellator 160, he was supposed to combat Henry Corrales, but because of injury he ended up battling and defeating Cody Walker by entry. The undefeated 21-year-old is the son of UFC veteran Antonio McKee. Wood (7-2) has gone 1-1 in Bellator and was slated to carry on Treston Thomison (9-4), who needs a new opponent. 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 — to get 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 measures up to fight Tiago Trator at 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 face Tiago Trator at UFC Fight Night 102. Burgos (7-0) was slated to fight at CFFC 61 back in October, but his competitor pulled out because of injury. The 25-year-old final saw action against Jacob Bohn in CFFC 56, where he won by first round TKO. Trator (20-5-1, 1 NC) heads to this matchup off a decision victory over Clay Collard back in September 2015. The Brazilian is 1-2 in his UFC career so far. UFC Fight Night 102 takes place at the Times Union Center in Albany, NY. With Aljamain Sterling injured, Raphael Assuncao eliminated from UFC Albany card MMAFighting reported Monday which bantamweight Raphael Assuncao will no longer contend at UFC Fight Night 102, since the UFC was not able to find him an opponent. The UFC plans to re-book both 135-pound fighters sooner or later in 2017. Glover Teixeira vs. Jimi Manuwa in the functions for UFC 208 Jim Edwards of FloCombat reported Monday that light heavyweights Glover Teixeira and Jimi Manuwa are set to battle UFC 208. Teixeira (25-4) had his three-fight win streak snapped in his final battle, as Anthony Johnson knocked the Brazilian out at 13 seconds back at UFC 202. Manuwa (16-2) heads into this matchup off a TKO victory over Ovince St-Preux at UFC 204. UFC 208 takes place 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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