Jordan Mein vs. Mike Pyle booked for UFC FN 49 *POLL*

Mein became available when Brandon Thatch mangled his toe.



Longtime Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) veteran Demian Maia has been injured and former to withdraw from the UFC Fight Night 49 mixed martial arts (MMA) event, which takes place on Aug. 23, 2014 inside BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.



UFC brought word of the change on Wednesday.



Fortunately for his opponent, Mike Pyle, fellow welterweight Jordan Mein was also left stranded after Brandon Thatch broke his toe (pic) and bailed on the FOX Sports 1 extravaganza, so it was a simple matter to pair these two off for main card fisticuffs.



Mein (28-9) grabbed a win last April by outpointing Hermani Perpetuo at UFC on FOX 11, while Pyle (26-9-1) recently hammered TJ Waldburger at UFC 170.



Fun fight.



UFC Fight Night 49, headlined by a lightweight contender's fight pitting former division champion Ben Henderson against streaking Brazilian stalwart Raphael dos Anjos, airs on FOX Sports 1 with "Prelims" bouts streaming live on the promotion's new "Fight Pass" digital network.



The UFC Fight Night 49 lineup includes:



MAIN CARD (FOX Sports 1, 10 p.m. ET)



Rafael dos Anjos vs. Benson Henderson

Francis Carmont vs. Thales Leites

Jordan Mein vs. Mike Pyle

Mirsad Bektic vs. Max Holloway

Tom Niinimaki vs. Chas Skelly



PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX Sports 2, 8 p.m. ET)



Alex Garcia vs. Neil Magny

Timothy Elliott vs. Wilson Reis

Walmir Lazaro vs. James Vick

Beneil Dariush vs. Tony Martin



PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 7:30 p.m. ET)



Matt Hobar vs. Aaron Phillips




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