Rich Franklin has been scratched from the UFC 133 card in August, after the promotion failed to find a replacement for the injured Antonio Rogerio Nogueira.
The organization announced on Sunday that the bout would be scrapped entirely, and instead a welterweight bout between Dennis Hallman and Brian Ebersole has been promoted to the night's main pay-per-view card.
The Aug. 6 event has been plagued with injuries, particularly to 205-pound fighters. Phil Davis was forced out of a headlining fight against Rashad Evans due to a knee injury. Former champion Tito Ortiz stepped up to take his place on short notice.
Bumping up to the co-main event slot will be the middleweight bout between Vitor Belfort and Yoshihiro Akiyama. Additionally, the four fights left on the night's preliminary card will stream live on Facebook. The full card, which takes place from the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Penn. on August 6, is below:
Main Televised Card
* Rashad Evans vs. Tito Ortiz
* Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Vitor Belfort
* Jorge Rivera vs. Alessio Sakara
* Rory MacDonald vs. Mike Pyle
* Brian Ebersole vs. Dennis Hallman
Spike TV Prelims
* Alexander Gustafsson vs. Matt Hamill
* Chad Mendes vs. Rani Yahya
Facebook.com Streamed Prelims
* Ivan Menjivar vs. Nick Pace
* Johny Hendricks vs. Mike Pierce
* Mike Brown vs. Nam Phan
* Rafael Natal vs. Costantinos Phillippou
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