UFC newcomer Caio Magalhaes in as replacement against Fabio Maldonado at UFC 142

By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief

Fabio Maldonado will welcome UFC newcomer Caio Magalhaes next month at UFC 142 in Brazil, the organization announced on Monday morning.

Magalhaes steps in for Stanislav Nedkov, who was scratched from the card reportedly due to visa issues. The 5-0 light heavyweight is a member of the Nova Uniao team with UFC Featherweight Champ Jose Aldo, and enters off a split decision win in his last bout earlier this month.

Maldonado had an 11 fight winning streak snapped in his last fight, a decision against Kyle Kingsbury in June. He's now 1-1 in his UFC career.

UFC 142 takes place from the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro on January 14, headlined by the Featherweight Title bout between Aldo and Chad Mendes.

Source: http://www.mmatorch.com/artman2/publish/quicknews/article_11812.shtml

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