On Wednesday, a light heavyweight scrap between Aaron Rosa and Fabio Maldonado was added to “UFC on Versus 6: Cruz vs. Johnson.” The October 1st event takes place inside the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C.
Both 205-pounders are looking to rebound from losses. Maldonado dropped a unanimous decision to Kyle Kingsbury at The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale this past June, while Rosa suffered a TKO defeat to Joey Beltran at UFC 131 that same month.
The show features a bantamweight title tilt between champ Dominick Cruz and Demetrious Johnson and will be co-headlined by a heavyweight shootout with Stefan Struve and Pat Barry.
Versus will broadcast the card’s main bouts live starting at 9PM ET/6PM PT.
Here is the show’s revised roster:
Preliminary Bouts:
Aaron Rosa vs. Fabio Maldonado
Shane Roller vs. T.J. Grant
Jeff Hougland vs. Mike Easton
Rafaello Oliveira vs. Yves Edwards
Paul Sass vs. Michael Johnson
Main Bouts:
Mac Danzig vs. Matt Wiman
Charlie Brenneman vs. Anthony Johnson
Stefan Struve vs. Pat Barry
Demetrious Johnson vs. Dominick Cruz (UFC Bantamweight Champion)