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Las Vegan Hieron signs with UFC, will face Ellenberger at UFC 151

LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
August 9, 2012 - 1:03 am
 

Las Vegan Jay Hieron was signed Wednesday by the Ultimate Fighting Championship and will face welterweight contender Jake Ellenberger at UFC 151 on Sept. 1 at Mandalay Bay .

Josh Koscheck was due to fight Ellenberger, but he suffered an injury in training and was forced to pull out of the fight.

Hieron is 0-2 in the UFC, but he hasn’t competed in the organization since 2005. The 36-year-old has won 11 of his last 12 fights and owns a 2006 win over Ellenberger in an International Fight League bout.

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