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UFC on FOX 5 fight card gets new line up with Lavar Johnson vs. Brendan Schaub off

Check out the new line-up for the UFC on FOX 5: "Henderson vs. Diaz" event now that the Lavar Johnson vs. Brendan Schaub heavyweight tilt has been cancelled.

Lavar Johnson suffering an injury not only forced Brendan Schaub off the scheduled UFC on Fox 5: "Henderson vs. Diaz" card on Sat., Dec. 8, 2012, at the KeyArena in Seattle, Washington, it also forced a reshuffling of the line-up come fight night.

MMAFighting.com brings word that the Henry Martinez vs. Daron Cruickshank bout will now air live on FX alongside five other bouts.

The complete line-up is as follows:

Main Event:

155 lbs.: UFC Lightweight Champion Ben Henderson vs. Nate Diaz

FOX Main Card (8 p.m. ET):

205 lbs.: Alexander Gustafsson vs. Mauricio Rua
170 lbs.: Rory MacDonald vs. B.J. Penn
170 lbs.: Mike Swick vs. Matt Brown

FX Channel Preliminary Card (5 p.m. ET):

155 lbs.: Michael Chiesa vs. Marcus LeVesseur
135 lbs.: Raphael Assuncao vs. Mike Easton
145 lbs.: Nam Phan vs. Dennis Siver
155 lbs.: Ramsey Nijem vs. Joe Proctor
155 lbs.: Jeremy Stephens vs. Yves Edwards
155 lbs.: Daron Cruickshank vs. Henry Martinez

Facebook Preliminary Card (3:30 p.m. ET):

135 lbs.: Scott Jorgensen vs. John Albert
155 lbs.: Tim Means vs. Abel Trujillo

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