{"id":104760,"date":"2014-07-12T13:57:26","date_gmt":"2014-07-12T20:57:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=104760"},"modified":"2022-02-06T09:52:49","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T17:52:49","slug":"single-injury-forces-major-shuffle-for-five-top-ranked-ufc-lightweights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/single-injury-forces-major-shuffle-for-five-top-ranked-ufc-lightweights\/","title":{"rendered":"Single Injury Forces Major Shuffle For Five Top Ranked UFC Lightweights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/thomson-knows-better-says-pettis-could-have-fought-him-on-torn-pcl\/josh-thomson-png\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-77821\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-77821\" title=\"Josh Thomson PNG\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Josh-Thomson-PNG.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Josh-Thomson-PNG.png 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Josh-Thomson-PNG-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Josh-Thomson-PNG-361x250.png 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Several top UFC lightweight fighters had to rearrange their schedules following a single injury withdrawal from, Blackzilian Fighter Michael Johnson.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson was originally scheduled to fight Josh Thomson<em> (pictured)<\/em> on the UFC on FOX 12 fight card, but due to his injury, the top ranked Thomson was left without an opponent.<\/p>\n<p>Coming in on short-notice \u00a0is Bobby Green, a rising contender on a seven-fight win\u00a0streak between his Strikeforce and UFC careers. Green was originally scheduled to face Abel Trujillo at UFC Fight Night 47, but jumped at the opportunity to face the top 5 ranked Thomson.<\/p>\n<p>With Trujillo left behind the UFC has brought in Ultimate Fighter winner Ross Pearson as a replacement for the bumped up Green. The two will fight on the UFC Fight night 47 main card in Bangor, Maine.<\/p>\n<p>Thomson vs. Green is set to take place on July 26 from San Jose, California.<\/p>\n<p>The UFC Fight night 47 event with Pearson vs. Trujillo takes place on August 16th.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Johnson&#8217;s injury status is currently unknown, as is his expected time for recovery.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Several top UFC lightweight fighters had to rearrange their schedules following a single injury withdrawal from, Blackzilian Fighter Michael Johnson. 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