Gabriel Gonzaga Replaces Injured Shane del Rosario, Faces Dave Herman at UFC 162

Gabriel Gonzaga will replace del Rosario at the July 6 event, which takes place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. UFC 162 is headlined by a middleweight title tilt pitting Anderson Silva against Chris Weidman. Gonzaga-Herman is slated to air on FX as part of the preliminary portion of the card.

A former heavyweight title challenger, Gonzaga began 2013 with a second-round submission of Ben Rothwell at UFC on FX 7. “Napao” came up short in his next outing, however, suffering a first-round knockout to Travis Browne at “The Ultimate Fighter 17” finale.

Herman, meanwhile, will look to halt a three-fight skid against Gonzaga. The Team Quest member debuted in the Octagon with a victory over John Olav Einemo at UFC 131, but has since lost to Stefan Struve, Roy Nelson and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira in his last three bouts.