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The Ultimate Fighter 5″ runner-up Manny Gamburyan (8-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) will meet former castmate Rob Emerson (7-6 MMA, 1-0 UFC) in August at UFC 87.
Over the weekend, sources close to both fighters told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) that the bout has been accepted by both lightweights and that the fight would be finalized shortly.
UFC 87 takes place Aug. 9 at the Target Center in Minneapolis.
Gamburyan will go for his third consecutive victory in the UFC. After a loss to eventual show winner Nate Diaz at the “TUF” live finale (due to an injured shoulder), Gamburyan has rebounded for quick submission victories over Nate Mohr (UFC 79) and Jeff Cox (UFC Fight Night 13).
Emerson, meanwhile, was set to replace Jeremy Stephens in a fight with Terry Etim at UFC 84, but he was also replaced (due to an injury) by Rich Clementi just weeks before the event. After appearing on “TUF,” Emerson fought Gray Maynard at the show's live finale. While being slammed to the mat, Emerson re-injured his ribs — and Maynard appeared to have knocked himself out. The bout was ruled a no-contest, but Emerson returned at UFC 81 for a split-decision victory over Keita Nakamura.
