{"id":49819,"date":"2013-01-17T12:35:03","date_gmt":"2013-01-17T20:35:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=49819"},"modified":"2022-02-06T13:20:10","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T21:20:10","slug":"dustin-poirier-replaces-dennis-siver-faces-cub-swanson-at-ufc-on-fuel-tv-7-ufc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/dustin-poirier-replaces-dennis-siver-faces-cub-swanson-at-ufc-on-fuel-tv-7-ufc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Dustin Poirier replaces Dennis Siver, faces Cub Swanson at UFC on FUEL TV 7 | UFC News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Dustin Poirier (13-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC) has replaced Dennis Siver (21-8 MMA, 10-5 UFC) and will now meet fellow featherweight contender Cub Swanson (18-5 MMA, 3-1 UFC) in the co-headliner of next month’s UFC on FUEL TV 7 event at Wembley Arena in London.<\/p>\n

Siver was forced to pull out of the February 16th contest due to an inner meniscal tear in his knee. No timetable was released\u00a0regarding\u00a0his return.<\/p>\n

The originally scheduled bout between Swanson and Siver was expected to serve as a #1 contenders match, it is not certain if the new bout will hold the same weight. That said, combined Swanson and Poirier have won 10 of their past 12 fights and this bout will surely play a significant role in regards to the featherweight ranks.<\/p>\n

Poirier got back in to\u00a0the win column last month at the “TUF 16 finale”, where he submitted Jonathon Brookins in the opening round. Poirier has won 6 of his last 7 overall, with his lone loss coming at the hands of “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung back in May 2012.<\/p>\n

Cub Swanson has been on fire since joining the UFC. He has won three straight fights, with all three\u00a0victories coming by way of KO\/TKO. Cub went 3-0 in 2012, earning victories over George Roop, Ross Pearson and Charles Oliveira.<\/p>\n

UFC on FUEL TV 7 card now includes the following bouts:<\/p>\n

MAIN CARD (3 p.m. ET)<\/p>\n