UFC Fight Night 99 Gets New Co-Main Event Following James Krause Injury

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The UFC Fight Night 99 main event has already been changed, and now the co-main event has been changed as well, with James Krause pulling out of the fight against Ross Pearson due to injury, Stevie Ray has agreed to step in on short notice to fight Pearson in the new co-main event.

Krause addressed his injury via a post on his Instagram:

Pearson (19-12-0-1NC) has won just one of his last four fights and this fight will be his fifth appearance of 2016.

Ray (19-6-0) has won three of four fights under the UFC banner and he is a former Cage Warriors Lightweight Champion.

UFC Fight Night 99 takes place on Saturday, November 19 from the SSE Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland with Gegard Mousasi and Uriah Hall headlining.

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