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mmajunkie.com - 5/28/2008

Kevin Burns expected to replace Ryo Chonan at UFC 85

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UFC newcomer Kevin "The Fire" Burns (4-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) will likely replace Ryo Chonan (14-8 MMA, 0-1 UFC) at UFC 85, where he'll meet Roan Carneiro (12-6 MMA, 2-1 UFC) on the night's preliminary card. Sources close to Burns today told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) that the Iowa-based fighter has agreed to be a late replacement at next weekend's pay-per-view event. UFC 85 takes ...

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CKA: May 28, 2008
MMA on Tap — ... Iowa native Kevin Burns has been tapped to replace longtime PRIDE and DEEP veteran Ryo Chonan in his scheduled welterweight preliminary fight against Roan Carneiro at UFC 85: Bedlam next weekend in London, England according to our friends at MMA Junkie. ...

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