{"id":47585,"date":"2012-12-19T12:32:31","date_gmt":"2012-12-19T20:32:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=47585"},"modified":"2022-02-06T13:23:32","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T21:23:32","slug":"ufc-155-max-holloway-steps-up-to-replace-mckenzie-against-garcia-ufc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/ufc-155-max-holloway-steps-up-to-replace-mckenzie-against-garcia-ufc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC 155: Max Holloway Steps Up To Replace McKenzie Against Garcia | UFC NEWS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/max-holloway.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/max-holloway.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"UFC 143: Diaz v Condit - Weigh In\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-47586\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/max-holloway.jpg 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/max-holloway-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/max-holloway-361x250.jpg 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nAnother injury has hit the UFC\u2019s year-end-pay-per-view event. <\/p>\n<p>Cody McKenzie has been forced off the card with an injury and on just 10-days\u2019 notice the 21-year-old, Max Holloway has agreed to step in and face Leonard Garcia.<\/p>\n<p>UFC officials announced the change via twitter just moments ago.<\/p>\n<p>UFC 155 is set to take place on Dec. 29 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. In the main event UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos will defend his title in a rematch against former champ, Cain Velasquez.<\/p>\n<p>Now set up for his fourth fight this year, Holloway will look to secure his third straight UFC win when stepping opposite the Greg Jackson trained Garcia.<\/p>\n<p>With the shift the UFC 155 card looks as follows:<\/p>\n<p><strong>MAIN:<\/strong> <em>(Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)<\/em><br \/>\n    Junior dos Santos vs. Cain Velasquez &#8211; for heavyweight title<br \/>\n    Joe Lauzon vs. Jim Miller<br \/>\n    Tim Boetsch vs. Constantinos Philippou<br \/>\n    Alan Belcher vs. Yushin Okami<br \/>\n    Derek Brunson vs. Chris Leben<\/p>\n<p><strong>PRELIMINARY:<\/strong> <em>(FX, Facebook)<\/em><br \/>\n    Melvin Guillard vs. Jamie Varner*<br \/>\n    Brad Pickett vs. Eddie Wineland<br \/>\n    Erik Perez vs. Byron Bloodworth<br \/>\n    Michael Johnson vs. Myles Jury<br \/>\n    Leonard Garcia vs. Max Holloway<br \/>\n    Philip De Fries vs. Todd Duffee<br \/>\n    Chris Cariaso vs. John Moraga <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another injury has hit the UFC\u2019s year-end-pay-per-view event. 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