It did not take the UFC long to find a replacement opponent for Pat Healy as Bobby Green has replaced an injured Jamie Varner at UFC on FOX 9.
The UFC confirmed the new fight with TheMMAReport.com on Tuesday afternoon after Green tweeted that he would be facing Healy on the December 14th card.
UFC on FOX 9 takes place from the Sleep Train Arena in Sacramento on December 14th and will be headlined by Demetrious Johnson defending the UFC flyweight title against Joseph Benavidez.
Green (21-5) is coming off a controversial stoppage victory over James Krause at last week’s UFC Fight Night 31 card. He has now won six fights in a row and four of those wins have come by stoppage.
Healy (31-16, 1NC) returned to the UFC earlier this year and has gone 0-1, 1NC since coming back to the organization. He was recently defeated by #7 UFC lightweight Khabib Nurmagomedov by unanimous decision at UFC 165 and this will be his fourth fight of 2013.
The current UFC on FOX 9: Johnson vs. Benavidez II card is below.
Main Card: (Fox – 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m PT)
Demetrious Johnson (18-2-1) vs. Joseph Benavidez (19-3)
Urijah Faber (29-6) vs. Michael McDonald (16-2)
Carlos Condit (29-7) vs. Matt Brown (18-11)
Chad Mendes (15-1) vs. Nik Lentz (24-5-2, 1NC)
Preliminary Card: (Fox Sports 1, UFC.com)
Court McGee (16-3) vs. TBA
Scott Jorgensen (14-7) vs. John Dodson (15-6)
Danny Castillo (16-5) vs. Edson Barboza (12-1)
Joe Lauzon (22-9) vs. Mac Danzig (21-11-1)
Pat Healy (31-16, 1NC) vs. Bobby Green (21-5)
Abel Trujillo (10-5, 1NC) vs. Roger Bowling (11-4, 1NC)
Cody McKenzie (14-3) vs. Sam Stout (19-9-1)
John Moraga (13-2) vs. Darren Uyenoyama (8-4)