Veteran welterweight Brian Ebersole will step in for an injured Carlos Condit and face Chris Lytle at UFC 127 in Sydney, Australia.
An American fighter based out of Australia, Ebersole (0-0 UFC, 44-15 (1 NC) overall) is riding a six-fight win streak, with his last loss coming in 2008 to current Belator middleweight champion Hector Lombard. Overall, Ebersole has won 12 of his last 13 bouts dating back to 2006.
Lytle (9-9 UFC, 30-17-9 overall) has been on a recent tear in the UFC. The Ultimate Fighter 4 finalist has won four fights in a row and five of his last six bouts overall, racking up three Fight of the Night bonuses and one Submission of Night bonus in the process.
Ebersole last three fights:
Win (TKO - Punches) Hamish Robertson - LGIOP: Van Diemen's Caged Mayhem (1/29/11)
Win (Unanimous Decision) Carlos Newton - Impact FC 1: The Uprising (7/10/10)
Win (Submission - Inverted Triangle Choke) Martin van Staden - Fight Force 5: Invasion (4/15/10)
Lytle last three fights:
Win (Unanimous Decision) Matt Serra - UFC 119: Mir vs. Cro Cop (9/25/10)
Win (Submission - Armbar) Matt Brown - UFC 116: Lesnar vs. Carwin (7/3/10)
Win (Submission - Kneebar) Brian Foster - UFC 110: Nogueira vs. Velasquez (2/21/10)
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