MMA Odds and Ends for Tuesday: Leandro Silva replaces Reza Madadi against Rustam Khabilov at UFC Fight Night 93

500 Leandro Silva replaces Reza Madadi against Rustam Khabilov at UFC Fight Night 93 UFC officials announced Monday that Reza Madadi (14-4) has been removed from UFC Fight Night 93 due to undisclosed reason and now Leandro Silva will be facing Rustam Khabilov. Silva (19-4-1) heads into this matchup off a split decision loss to Jason Saggo at UFC Fight Night 89 in June, which subsequently snapped his three-fight win streak. Khabilov (19-3) has won two-straight fights with decision victories. over Norman Parke and Chris Wade. UFC Fight Night 93 takes place Sept. 3 at Barclaycard Arena in Hamburg, Germany. Here’s an updated look at the card. Andrei Arlovski vs. Josh Barnett Jan Blachowicz vs. Alexander Gustafsson Ryan Bader vs. Ilir Latifi Aisling Daly vs. Michelle Waterson Tae Hyun Bang vs. Nick Hein Jessin Ayari vs. opponent TBA Nicolas Dalby vs. Peter Sobotta Christian Colombo vs. Jarjis Danho Scott Askham vs. Jack Hermansson Rustam Khabilov vs. Leandro Silva Henry Briones vs. Brad Pickett Germaine de Randamie vs. Ashlee Evans-Smith Leandro Issa vs. Taylor Lapilus   Henry Corrales vs. A.J. McKee, Bubba Jenkins vs. Georgi Karakhanyan II  added to Bellator 160 in Anaheim Bellator’s officials announced Monday that undefeated featherweight A.J. McKee will take on Henry Corrales next month at Bellator 160. McKee (4-0) heads into this matchup off four-straight stoppage victories in Bellator including wins over  Marcos Bonilla, James Barnes, J.T. Donaldson and most recently Danilo Belluardo. Corrales (12-3) looks to snap a three-fight losing streak after suffering losses to Daniel Straus, Emmanuel Sanchez and most recently Patricio Freire. Prior to that, the 29-year old had amassed a perfect 12-0 record.  In addition the promotion also announced a rematch between Bubba Jenkins (11-2)  taking on Georgi Karakhanyan (24-6-1). Bellator 160 takes place Aug. 26 at Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. Here’s an updated look at the card. Patricio Freire vs. Benson Henderson Henry Corrales vs. A.J. McKee Bubba Jenkins vs. Georgi Karakhanyan   UFC 201 Countdown: Robbie Lawler vs Tyron Woodley  

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