David Heath has been announced as Forrest Griffin’s replacement to face Lyoto Machida at UFC 70 in Manchester on April 21 after Forrest Griffin was forced to withdraw yesterday due to a severe staph infection.

The decision to give the nod to Heath - who is unbeaten in UFC thus far - was made after UFC officials w

Accoring to Canada.com the UFC has confirmed it is headed back to Britain to hold an April 21 mixed martial arts card in Manchester, England.

The show at Manchester’s MEN Arena, believed to be UFC 70 although the UFC has yet to name the night, follows pay-per-view events March 3 in Columbus, Ohio, and April 7 in Houston.

It marks

MMAWeekly.com has reported four additional rumored fighters, all with European ties, including:

Cheick Kongo vs. TBA
Kongo (9-3-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC), from France, made his UFC debut at UFC 61 with a first-round TKO over Gilbert Aldana. He picked up another win (first-round KO via knee) over Christian Wellisch at UFC 62, but he most recently lost to Carmelo Marrero via s