A lightweight bout initially scheduled for UFC 173 between Yves Edwards and Piotr Hallmann has been moved back to UFC Fight Night 43 on June 7th in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
UFC officials announced the change on Tuesday afternoon.
UFC Fight Night 43 will take place from the Tingley Coliseum on June 7th and will be headlined by a lightweight bout as former lightweight champion Benson Henderson faces Rustam Khabilov.
Edwards (42-20-1, 1NC) is winless in his last three fights and is coming off a no contest against Yancy Medeiros at UFC Fight for the Troops 3 in November. He originally was defeated by Medeiros, but the bout was overturned by the Kentucky commission when Medeiros tested positive for a banned substance in his post fight drug test.
Hallmann (14-2) was signed by the UFC last year and won his UFC debut at UFC Fight Night 28 against Francisco Trinaldo by submission. It was his tenth straight victory and six of those wins were by submission. His winning streak would be snapped at UFC Fight Night 30 against Al Iaquinta as he was defeated by unanimous decision.
The current UFC Fight Night 43: Henderson vs. Khabilov fight card is below.
Benson Henderson (20-3) vs. Rustam Khabilov (17-1)
Diego Sanchez (24-7) vs. Ross Pearson (15-6, 1NC)
Lance Benoist (6-2) vs. Bobby Voelker (24-11)
John Dodson (15-6) vs. John Moraga (14-2)
Sergio Pettis (10-1) vs. Yaotzin Meza (20-9)
Yves Edwards (42-20-1, 1NC) vs. Piotr Hallmann (14-2)