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Another light-heavyweight has been forced off the UFC 133 card due to injury.

The UFC says Antonio Rogerio Nogueira has had to pull out of his Aug. 6 fight in Philadelphia against Rich Franklin. The bout will not replaced.

The middleweight matchup between Vitor Belfort and Yoshihiro Akiyama becomes the new co-main event while the bout between welterweights Dennis Hallman and Brian Ebersole has been moved to the main card.

Light-heavyweight champion Jon (Bones) Jones and fellow 205-pounders Phil (Mr. Wonderful) Davis and Vladimir (The Janitor) Matyushenko have already dropped off the card due to injury.

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