Chris Gruetzmacher out of WSOF 3 with an injury and Jerrod Sanders now faces Jeff Smith

An undisclosed injury has forced Chris Gruetzmacher out of his bout against Jerrod Sanders at World Series of Fighting 3 and replacing him in the bout will be Jeff Smith.WSOF 3 Poster

WSOF officials announced the change on Wednesday and the matchup between Sanders and Smith will take place on the preliminary card.

WSOF 3 takes place on June 14th from the Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas and will be headlined by a welterweight bout as Jon Fitch makes his WSOF debut against Josh Burkman.

Smith (10-1) will be making his WSOF debut in this bout and has won ten in a row after losing his professional debut in 2009. During his winning streak, seven of the victories have come by submission with four of those victories coming in the first round.

Sanders (11-1) will also be making his WSOF debut in this fight and he is currently on a nine fight winning streak. Six of those nine wins have been by either knockout or submission with his last three victories coming in the first round.

The current WSOF 3 card is below:

Main Card: (NBC Sports Network – 11 p.m. ET)
Jon Fitch (24-5-1) vs. Josh Burkman (25-9)
Steve Carl (19-3) vs. Tyson Steele (10-1)
Brian Cobb (20-7) vs. Justin Gaethje (8-0)
Rolles Gracie (8-1) vs. Dave Huckaba (20-5)

Preliminary Card: (Unaired – 8 p.m. ET)
Lyle Beerbohm (21-2) vs. Jacob Volkmann (15-4)
John Gunderson (34-14-2) vs. Dan Lauzon (16-4)
Kendrick Miree (5-0) vs. Krasimir Mladenov (8-0)
Jerrod Sanders (11-1) vs. Jeff Smith (10-1)
Carson Beebe (13-2) vs. Joe Murphy (6-0)
Brenson Hansen (4-1) vs. Josh Montalvo (2-1)