UFC 144 takes place in Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan with 8 Japanese fighters fighting in the UFC arena. Leonard Garcia was expected to face Tiequan Zhang at the event but is now out due to injury. Nam Phan has agreed to step in to face Garcia.
“Yooooo who wants to see some ASIAN on ASIAN CRIME. Battle for the king of ASIA!!! Round 1 BEGIN!!! Nam Phan vs Tiequan Zhang,” Phan tweeted on Twitter.
