Dan Henderson Ryan Bader has officially been removed from UFC Fight Night 68 on June 6 and originally scheduled co-main event between Dan Henderson and Tim Boetsch has been promoted to the top of the card. Bader vs. Daniel Cormier was the original main event, but when Jon Jones was stripped of his light heavyweight title , “DC” was moved to a vacant title bout against Anthony Johnson at UFC 187 later this month. Henderson (30-13 MMA, 7-7 UFC) is set to take on Boetsch (18-8 MMA, 9-7 UFC) in the new five-round middleweight bout, while Matt Mitrione (9-3 MMA, 9-3 UFC) will fight Ben Rothwell (34-9 MMA, 4-3 UFC) in a co-main event heavyweight contest. UFC officials announced the change Monday night. UFC Fight Night 68 takes place at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans.

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With Ryan Bader removed, Dan Henderson vs. Tim Boetsch headlines UFC Fight Night 68 – MMA Junkie

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