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Daron Cruickshank vs. Mike Rio promoted to UFC on FOX 10 televised lineup


daron-cruickshank-ufc-on-fox-5One bout’s recent cancellation has opened the door for a new televised fight at this month’s UFC on FOX 10 event.

UFC officials on Wednesday announced that Russian newcomer Oleksiy Oliynyk (2-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) has suffered an injury and been forced out of a heavyweight bout with Jared Rosholt (9-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC).

As a result, lightweights Daron Cruickshank (13-4 MMA, 3-2 UFC) and Mike Rio (9-3 MMA, 1-2 UFC) have been promoted from the UFC Fight Pass online preliminary card to the televised prelims on FOX Sports 1.

UFC on FOX 10 takes place Jan. 25 at United Center in Chicago. The main card airs on FOX.

Cruickshank, a cast member on “The Ultimate Fighter 15,” suffered a submission loss to Adriano Martins at UFC Fight Night 32 in November. The setback came after a split-decision win over Yves Edwards and a unanimous-decision loss to John Makdessi, making him 1-2 in 2013 after starting his UFC career 2-0.

Rio, also a “TUF 15? vet, is likely in a must-win situation following back-to-back submission losses to Francisco Trinaldo and Tony Ferguson. He started his career 9-1, including a win over John Cofer in his UFC debut.

The official UFC on FOX 10 card now includes:

MAIN CARD (FOX, 8 p.m. ET)

  • Benson Henderson vs. Josh Thomson
  • Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Stipe Miocic
  • Donald Cerrone vs. Adriano Martins
  • Darren Elkins vs. Jeremy Stephens

PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX Sports 1, 5 p.m. ET)

  • Alex Caceres vs. Sergio Pettis
  • Adam Khaliev vs. Pascal Krauss
  • Yves Jabouin vs. Eddie Wineland
  • Chico Camus vs. Yaotzin Meza
  • Ramiro Hernandez vs. Hugo Viana
  • Daron Cruickshank vs. Mike Rio

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 4:30 p.m. ET)

  • Walt Harris vs. Nikita Krylov

For the latest on UFC on FOX 10, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of the site.

(Pictured: Mike Rio)

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