MMA ODDS AND ENDS FOR TUESDAY: EMMANUEL SANCHEZ INJURED, AJ MCKEE NOW FACES RAY WOOD FRIDAY AT BELLATOR 166

Emmanuel Sanchez hurt, AJ McKee currently fights Ray Wood Friday at Bellator 166 Bellator officials announced Monday that Emmanuel Sanchez (13-3) has been forced off Friday’s Bellator 166 card due to injury. As a result, AJ McKee will take on Ray Wood. McKee (5-0) endures his second straight battle with a competition switch. Back at Bellator 160, he was slated to fight Henry Corrales, but because of injury he ended up fighting and beating Cody Walker by entry. The undefeated 21-year-old is the son of UFC veteran Antonio McKee. Wood (7-2) has gone 1-1 in Bellator and has been slated to carry on Treston Thomison (9-4), who needs a new opponent. Bellator 166 Occurs at WinStar World Casino and Resort at Thackerville, Okla.. Here’s an updated look at the card… MAIN CARD (Spike, 9 p.m. ET) Champ Eduardo Dantas vs. Joe Warren — to get bantamweight name A.J. McKee vs. Ray Wood L.C. Davis vs. Marcos Galvao Chris Honeycutt vs. Ben Reiter PRELIMINARY CARD (7 p.m. ET) Treston Thomison vs. TBA Derrick Adkins vs. Chris Jones Levi Queen vs. Chance Rencountre Gregory Babene vs. Emiliano Sordi John King vs. Kinny Spotwood Undefeated featherweight Shane Burgos steps up to fight Tiago Trator in UFC Fight Night 102 With Zubaira Tukhugov being removed from UFC Albany for a potential USADA violation, New York native Shane Burgos has stepped up to confront Tiago Trator in UFC Fight Night 102. Burgos (7-0) was slated to fight at CFFC 61 back in October, but his competitor pulled out because of injury. The 25-year-old last saw action against Jacob Bohn at CFFC 56, where he won first round TKO. Trator (20-5-1, 1 NC) heads into this matchup off a decision victory over Clay Collard back in September 2015. The Brazilian is 1-2 in his UFC career up to now. UFC Fight Night 102 takes place in the Times Union Center in Albany, NY. With Aljamain Sterling injured, Raphael Assuncao removed from UFC Albany card MMAFighting reported Monday that bantamweight Raphael Assuncao will no longer contend at UFC Fight Night 102, since the UFC was unable to locate him an opponent. The UFC plans to re-book the two 135-pound fighters at some point in 2017. Glover Teixeira vs. Jimi Manuwa from the works for UFC 208 Jim Edwards of FloCombat reported Monday that light heavyweights Glover Teixeira and Jimi Manuwa are set to battle UFC 208. Teixeira (25-4) had his three-fight win streak snapped in his last fight, as Anthony Johnson knocked out the Brazilian in 13 seconds back in UFC 202. Manuwa (16-2) heads into this matchup off a TKO victory over Ovince St-Preux at UFC 204. UFC 208 occurs January 21st at the Honda Center in Anaheim, CA. Canadian heavyweight prospect Dustin Joynson talks Jared Henderson, Zuma MMA & Toronto Maple Leafs Dustin Joynson (2-0) discusses his upcoming fight against Jared Henderson (1-0)

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