Charles Oliveira Replaces Paul Taylor For UFC on Versus 5 Against Donald Cerrone

According to a source, Charles Oliveira has stepped in to replace Paul Taylor for the upcoming UFC on Versus 5 against Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone. Paul Taylor backs out of his upcoming match due to undisclosed injury. Charles Oliveira will replace Paul Taylor just two weeks after his match against Nik Lentz in Pitsburgh at UFC on Versus 4, which was declared by the Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission to a no contest. Now, Charles Oliveira will step again inside the Octagon to face another dangerous opponent — the former WEC title contender Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone.

The official UFC on Versus 5 card now includes the following:

MAIN CARD (Versus)

• Dan Hardy vs. Chris Lytle
• Ben Henderson vs. Jim Miller
• Duane Ludwig vs. Amir Sadollah
• C.B. Dollaway vs. Jared Hamman

PRELIMINARY CARD

• Joseph Benavidez vs. Eddie Wineland
• Tom Lawlor vs. Kyle Noke
• Ronny Markes vs. Karlos Vemola
• Alex Caceres vs. Leonard Garcia
• Cole Miller vs. T.J. O’Brien
• Danny Castillo vs. Jacob Volkmann
• Donald Cerrone vs. Charles Oliveira
• Edwin Figueroa vs. Jason Reinhardt

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