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Bad Boy Ebersole replaces Condit at UFC 127

ESPN staff
February 10, 2011
Chris Lytle will have to adjust to the challenge of Brian Ebersole at UFC 127 after the withdrawal of Carlos Condit © UFC
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Brian "Bad Boy" Ebersole has been called in to replace Carlos Condit at UFC 127, ESPN can confirm.

Condit had been scheduled to fight Chris Lytle in a heavily anticipated tear-up in the welterweight division, but a knee injury will sideline Condit for at least a month.

The late withdrawal left the UFC with less than a month to find Condit's replacement, but sources have confirmed to ESPN that Sydney-based Ebersole has agreed to step in.

Ebersole is a hugely experienced opponent who has never been knocked out, suffering all of his defeats via submission or by decision. He boasts a well-rounded game founded on Muay Thai, and has won a third of his 44 victories via TKO or KO.

The 30-year-old recently defeated former UFC champion Carlos Newton and had been scheduled to fight at the start of March so he is already deep into his fight camp, ensuring a good test for Lytle come February 27.

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