Lavar Johnson Steps in to Face Stefan Struve after Mark Hunt Injury

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We’ll have to wait a bit longer to see if UFC will give Mark Hunt a title shot during this career renaissance of sorts as an injury has pulled him out of his UFC 146 bout with Stefan Struve. In steps Lavar Johnson, coming off a victory over Pat Barry at UFC on FOX 3, and back-to-back “Knockout of the Night” performances.

UFC 146 takes place on May 26th and will be headlined by a UFC Heavyweight title bout between champion Junior dos Santos and Frank Mir.

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