Oli Thompson Out of UFC 138 in England, Rob Broughton to Take Place

News

Philip De Fries won’t have to worry about the debuting Oli Thompson at UFC 138 as the Englishman has had to withdraw due to injury. Instead, in his own UFC debut, De Fries will face Rob Broughton, who underwhelmed in his loss to Travis Browne last month.

UFC 138 takes place November 5th at the LG Arena in Birmingham, England. The main event of the evening features Chris Leben taking on Mark Munoz.

An Inside Pulse "original", SMS is one of the founding members of Inside Pulse and serves as the Chief Marketing Officer on the Executive Board. Smith is a fan of mixed martial arts and runs two sections of IP as Editor in Chief, RadioExile.com and InsideFights.com. Having covered music festivals around the world as well as conducting interviews with top-class professional wrestlers and musicians, he switched gears from music coverage at Radio Exile to MMA after the first The Ultimate Fighter Finale. He resides with his wife in New York City.