Tarec Saffiedine out, Robbie Lawler now faces Siyar Bahadurzada at UFC on FOX 8

An undisclosed injury has forced Tarec Saddiedine to pull out of his UFC on FOX 8 bout against Robbie Lawler and he will now face Siyar Bahadurzada. UFC on FOX 8

UFC officials announced the fight booking on Tuesday and the fight is expected to take place on the main card on FOX.

UFC on FOX 8 takes place on July 27th from KeyArena in Seattle and will be headlined by Demetrious Johnson defending the UFC flyweight title against John Moraga.

Lawler (20-9, 1NC) recently made his return to the UFC in February and won the knockout of the night bonus at UFC 157 when he defeated Josh Koscheck. It was his first fight in the UFC since 2004 and it was his return to the welterweight division.

Bahadurzada (21-5-1) entered the UFC last year and won his debut at UFC on FUEL TV 2 against Paulo Thiago by knockout. After being out for nearly a year, he returned in March at UFC on FUEL TV 8 and was defeated by Dong Hyun Kim by unanimous decision.

The current UFC on FOX 8: Johnson vs. Moraga card is below:

Demetrious Johnson (17-2-1) vs. John Moraga (13-1)
Rory MacDonald (14-1) vs. Jake Ellenberger (29-6)
Robbie Lawlor (20-9, 1NC) vs. Siyar Bahadurzada (21-5-1)
Liz Carmouche (8-3) vs. Jessica Andrade (9-2)
Michael Chiesa (9-0) vs. Reza Madadi (13-3)
Danny Castillo (15-5) vs. Bobby Green (20-5)
Matt Mitrione (6-2) vs. Brendan Schaub (9-3)
Julie Kedzie (12-11) vs. Germaine de Randamie (3-2)
Melvin Guillard (30-12-2, 1NC) vs. Mac Danzig (21-10-1)
Spencer Fisher (24-9) vs. Yves Edwards (42-19-1)
Trevor Smith (10-3) vs. Ed Herman (20-9, 1NC)
Justin Salas (10-4) vs. Aaron Riley (30-13-1)
John Albert (7-4) vs. Yaotzin Meza (19-8)