Mac Danzig Out of UFC 131, Vagner Rocha Steps Up

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Mac Danzig suffered a torn muscle in training and is pulling out of his fight with Donald Cerrone at UFC 131. Stepping in for Danzig will be UFC first-timer Vagner Rocha, who has fought in both Strikeforce and Bellator and will come into the bout with a 6-1 professional record.

UFC 131 takes place June 11th from the Rogers Arena in Vancouver. The main event of the evening features Junior dos Santos taking on Shane Carwin as Brock Lesnar had to withdraw from the fight last week due to another case of diverticulitis.

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