Hendo-Evans now UFC 161 capital accident with Barao injured

As MMAjunkie.com advanced reported, UFC acting champ Renan Barao is afflicted and out of next month's UFC 161 event. With little time to acquisition a acceptable replacement, New Era Snapback Hats the night's co-feature amid Rashad Evans and Dan Henderson has been answer to headlining status.

UFC admiral on Tuesday fabricated the change. Evans vs. Henderson charcoal a three-round bout.

UFC 161 takes abode June 15 at MTS Centre in the Canadian city-limits of Winnipeg. The capital agenda affectedness on pay-per-view afterward prelims on FX and Facebook.

Evans, who had won four beeline fights afterwards accident his appellation to Lyoto Machida in 2009, looks to end a two-fight accident band afterwards bottomward back-to-back decisions to 59Fifty Fitted Hats accustomed ablaze ample best Jon Jones and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira.

The 33-year-old had flirted with the abstraction of a abeyant move down to middleweight in contempo months but instead will face Henderson, who abandoned a abutting breach accommodation to Lyoto Machida this accomplished ages at UFC 157. The loss, which airtight a four-fight win band and came afterwards a 15-month abrasion layoff, acceptable amount the 42-year-old a appellation shot.

Barao looked to avert his acting appellation for a additional time as best Dominick Cruz recovers from a knee injury. Barao, who's won 30 beeline fights (and 5 beeline in the UFC), dedicated his acting belt for the aboriginal in February with a acquiescence win over Michael McDonald.

His aboriginal opponent, Eddie Wineland, a above WEC champion, afresh fought his way aback into appellation altercation with back-to-back wins over veterans Scott Jorgensen and Brad Pickett. Wineland's next move has yet to be announced.

With the accident of the Barao vs. Wineland contest, The Hundreds Snapbacks the UFC 161 capital agenda has allowance for one added fight. It's currently alien if UFC admiral will defended a new adversary for Wineland or advance addition claiming from the evening's basic card.