It was originally reported that Anthony Ruiz, who had just defeated former Ultimate Fighter season two finalist Brad Imes at the Palace Fighting Championship, was replacing Tomasz Drwal to face David Heath at UFC 81.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship on Tuesday morning did confirm that Heath is still on the fight card for UFC 81, however, his opponent is not Anthony Ruiz, but Pennsylvania light heavyweight prospect Tim Boetsch.
Boetsch is 6-1 in professional mixed martial arts. His only loss is a unanimous decision to current International Fight League light heavyweight champion Vladimir Matyushenko.
Heath and Boetsch will be on the undercard of UFC 81 with a featured co-main event of Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Tim Sylvia for the interim heavyweight title, as well as the debut of former WWE superstar Brock Lesnar taking on Frank Mir.
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Boetsch, Not Ruiz, to Face Heath at UFC 81
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