Gleison Tibau to Replace Injured Cody McKenzie vs. Bart Palaszewski at UFC 130

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“The Ultimate Fighter” veteran Cody McKenzie will have to pull out of his fight against Bart Palaszewski at UFC 130 and will be replaced by Gleison Tibau. Tibau is currently 3-1 in his last four fights in UFC. His only loss is to top lightweight contender Jim Miller.

Palaszewski will be making his UFC debut after 9 fights in WEC. Palaszewski owns a WEC victory over contender Anthony Pettis at WEC 45 via split decision.

UFC 130 will feature UFC Lightweight champ Frankie Edgar taking on Gray Maynard for a third time. The event takes place May 28th at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

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