It was announced earlier this week that German fighter Pascal Krauss would not be able to compete against UK fighter John Hathaway at UFC 138 due to a shoulder injury. A replacement for Krauss has come in the form of welterweight contender Matt Brown, he will now step in and go to war with John Hathaway at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, England on November 5th 2011. In his last fight at UFC on Versus 4 Matt Brown found himself fighting for employment within the UFC against John “Doomsday” Howard. Brown came out with the win and ended his three fight losing streak via unanimous decision. Matt will look to build up momentum within the welterweight division with a big win over Hathaway who has only suffered one loss in his MMA career. John Hathaway is no easy opponent and enters the fight with an MMA record of 15-1-0. In October of last year at UFC 120 John faced his only career loss so far to Mike Pyle. He has most recently bounced back from that loss with a decision victory over Kris McCray at UFC Fight Night 24: Nogueira vs. Davis. I think this fight makes for a good match up and I am looking forward to it.

Thanks,

Jay Cee.