6 Months Ago, ESPN says (in Five Questions for UFC 98) Both Xavier Foupa-Pokam and Chael Sonnen will step into the arena on less-than-optimal notice: Foupa-Pokam is replacing an injured James Irvin against Drew McFedries, while Sonnen is stepping in for Yushin Okami against Dan Miller. ...
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7 Months Ago, Fan590.com says (in Irvin to fight Gouveia at UFC 102) MMAWeekly.com is reporting that James Irvin is scheduled to now fight Wilson Gouveia at UFC 102 on Aug. 29. On Thursday, Irvin was forced to withdraw from his UFC 98 bout with Drew McFederies with a knee injury, but with four months to heal up, should be good to go in August. The issue at hand here [......

And SI.com says (in Scratched from UFC 98, Irvin to get shot at Gouveia at UFC 102) The revolving door of fighters over the last 24 hours continues to turn as now it appears James Irvin, who was just forced out of his UFC 98 fight due to a knee injury, will get the chance to fight on Aug. 29 instead against American Top Team fighter, Wilson Gouveia, at UFC 102.

And MMAjunkie.com says (in Irvin off UFC 98 card, Foupa-Pokam to replace if immigration ...) The UFC has pulled a James Irvin (14-5 MMA, 4-4 UFC) vs. Drew McFedries (7-5 MMA, 3-4 UFC) bout from the official fight card for UFC 98 due to a knee injury suffered by Irvin. And while Xavier Foupa-Pokam (20-10 MMA, 0-1 UFC) has been reported as ...