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Sunday, June 17, 2007

Replacement found for Ninja Rua

Josh Gross of Sherdog.com reports that Niko Vitale will face Joey Villasenor this friday at Strikeforce.

Vitale takes the place of Murilo Ninja Rua who failed his CSAC physical. As a result, the bout which was to be for the vacant EXC middleweight title is now a non-title match.

Labels: EXC, Joey Villasenor, Mixed Martial Arts, Murilo Rua, Niko Vitale, Strikeforce

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