Originally Posted by MMAJunkie

Anthony Johnson out of TUF9 Finale


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An injured knee has forced Anthony Johnson out of June 20 fight with Matt Brown.

The bout was scheduled for the televised main card of The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale, which airs on Spike TV.

Johnson released the news with a recent MySpace bulletin, and MMAjunkie.com (
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) confirmed the injury with a source close to the fighter.

However, the UFC has yet to announce the injury, and as of Tuesday morning, it was still listed on the UFC.com Events page.

The UFC has a full month to find a replacement, though the bout could be scrapped from the already-loaded fight card, which takes place at The Pearl at the Palms Casino Resort. The televised slot could be fill be an already announced preliminary bout between veteran Chris Lytle and Kevin Burns or a rumored bout between Melvin Guillard and Gleison Tibau.

Johnson gave no time table for his return. The welterweight fighter was going for his third consecutive win following a knockout of Kevin Burns in December and a TKO win over Luigi Fioravanti in February.

Brown, meanwhile, is looking for his fourth win in five UFC fights. He most recently scored a brutal first-round TKO of Pete Sell at UFC 96 in March.

The latest card now includes:

MAIN CARD

•Lightweight finalist No. 1 vs. No. 2
•Welterweight finalist No. 1 vs. No. 2
•Clay Guida vs. Diego Sanchez
•Nate Diaz vs. Joe Stevenson
•Matt Brown vs. TBA

PRELIMINARY CARD

•Kevin Burns vs. Chris Lytle
•Melvin Guillard vs. Gleison Tibau
•Mike Ciesnolevicz vs. Tomasz Drwal
•Brad Blackburn vs. Edgar Garcia