UFC on Fuel TV: Korean Zombie vs. Poirier

UFC on Fuel TV: Korean Zombie vs. Poirier, (also known as UFC on Fuel TV 3) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event to be held by Ultimate Fighting Championship. It is expected to take place on May 15, 2012 at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia. The event will be the second that the organization has hosted at the Patriot Center, following UFC Fight Night 20.
Background
Reports initially indicated this event would be the third broadcasted UFC event on FX. However, due to scheduling issues the event will be broadcasted on Fuel TV.
Brandon Vera was briefly scheduled to face Thiago Silva in a rematch of their January 2011 bout. However, Vera was forced out of the bout with an injury. Igor Pokrajac stepped in to fight Silva. Silva was subsequently pulled from the bout to replace an injured Antônio Rogério Nogueira against Alexander Gustafsson at UFC on Fuel TV 2. Pokrajac will now face Fabio Maldonado.
Yves Edwards was expected to face Donald Cerrone at the event, but Edwards was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by Jeremy Stephens.
Mike Easton was expected to face Yves Jabouin at the event, but Easton was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by Jeff Hougland who was previously expected to face Renan Barão at UFC 148.
Aaron Riley was expected to face Cody McKenzie at the event, but Riley was pulled from the event and replaced by promotional newcomer Marcus LeVesseur.
Azamat Gashimov was expected to make his promotional debut against Alex Soto. However, Gashimov was forced from the bout and replaced by returning veteran Francisco Rivera.
Official fight card
Main card
*Featherweight bout: Chan Sung Jung vs. Dustin Poirier
*Bantamweight bout: Alex Soto vs. Francisco Rivera<ref name="RiveraIn" />

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