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Magny replaces injured Brown against Gastelum in Monterrey main event

By Adam Hill Las Vegas Review-Journal
November 3, 2015 - 8:48 pm
 
July 26, 2014; San Jose, CA, USA; Robbie Lawler (red gloves) defends against Matt Brown (blue gloves) during the welterweight bout of the FOX UFC Saturday at SAP Center. (Kyle Terada/USA Today Sports)

UFC welterweight Matt Brown suffered an ankle injury and will be unable to fight Kelvin Gastelum in the main event of a card in Monterrey, Mexico, on Nov. 21.

News of the injury was reported by Fox Sports on Monday.

Neil Magny has agreed to step in for Brown to face Gastelum, UFC officials confirmed late Tuesday.

“Here I come to save the day,” Magny posted on Twitter.

Magny has won eight of his last nine fights, including a split decision over Erick Silva in August.

The event, which airs on Fox Sports 1, also features a featherweight bout between Ricardo Lamas and Diego Sanchez and a flyweight bout between Henry Cejudo and Jussier Formiga.

Contact reporter Adam Hill at ahill@reviewjournal.com or 702-224-5509. Follow him on Twitter: @adamhilllvrj

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