Dave Terrell, scratched from the UFC 78 card because of a severe ankle injury, will be replaced by Joe Doerksen (39-10 MMA, 1-3 UFC), who will take on “The Ultimate Fighter 3” runner-up Ed Herman, reports UFC.com‘s Thomas Gerbasi.
It’ll be a rematch three years in the making.
UFC 78 takes place Nov. 17 at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. The events airs on pay-per-view and features a main event between undefeated light heavyweights Rashad Evans and Michael Bisping.
Herman and Doerksen first fought at an October 2004 SportFight event. Doerksen posted a third-round submission victory via triangle choke in the night’s main event.
Doerksen hasn’t appeared in the UFC since a unanimous-decision loss to Nate Marquardt at UFC 58 in March 2006. After the loss, the 30-year-old strung together eight straight victories in a variety of organizations — before a first-round TKO loss to Paul Filho at WEC 29 in August. Doerksen, a nine-year MMA veteran, has posted victories over the likes of Denis Kang, Lee Murray, Chris Leben, Patrick Cote and John Alessio.
Herman excelled on the third season of “The Ultimate Fighter” before dropping a close unanimous decision to Kendall Grove in season finale. He then suffered another loss to Jason MacDonald, but the Team Quest fighter has since posted submission victories over Chris Price and Scott Smith.
It’ll be a rematch three years in the making.
UFC 78 takes place Nov. 17 at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. The events airs on pay-per-view and features a main event between undefeated light heavyweights Rashad Evans and Michael Bisping.
Herman and Doerksen first fought at an October 2004 SportFight event. Doerksen posted a third-round submission victory via triangle choke in the night’s main event.
Doerksen hasn’t appeared in the UFC since a unanimous-decision loss to Nate Marquardt at UFC 58 in March 2006. After the loss, the 30-year-old strung together eight straight victories in a variety of organizations — before a first-round TKO loss to Paul Filho at WEC 29 in August. Doerksen, a nine-year MMA veteran, has posted victories over the likes of Denis Kang, Lee Murray, Chris Leben, Patrick Cote and John Alessio.
Herman excelled on the third season of “The Ultimate Fighter” before dropping a close unanimous decision to Kendall Grove in season finale. He then suffered another loss to Jason MacDonald, but the Team Quest fighter has since posted submission victories over Chris Price and Scott Smith.