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  - ED HERMAN REPLACES YUSHIN OKAMI AT UFC 98
Thursday, April 30, 2009 - by Damon Martin - MMAWeekly.com
A change has been made to the upcoming card for UFC 98 as Yushin Okami has been forced off the show with a torn ligament in his knee. Team Quest fighter Ed Herman has been tapped as a replacement to face New Jersey native, Dan Miller, as confirmed to MMAWeekly.com on Thursday by sources close to the fight.
A certain level of disappointment has to be felt surrounding Okami's exit as the Japanese fighter has long been considered a top contender in the 185-pound division, and with a win may have been in line for a shot at champion Anderson Silva.
Okami holds the last win over the Brazilian, a 2006 fight that ended in a disqualification while the two were competing for the Rumble on the Rock promotion.
Dan Miller, who trains out of the AMA Fight Club in New Jersey, currently holds a 3-0 record in the Octagon, with his last win coming over former NCAA champion wrestler turned MMA fighter Jake Rosholt in February.
The former IFL middleweight champion will look to keep his win streak alive when he faces former "Ultimate Fighter" season 3 finalist Ed Herman.
Herman enters the May 23 contest fresh off of a UFC 97 win over popular Canadian fighter David Loiseau just two weeks ago. Before the win, Herman had been on a two-fight losing streak, but he rebounded with the win over Loiseau.
There has been no official word from the UFC about the change, or if the match-up will remain on the main card or be moved to the preliminary portion of the pay-per-view broadcast.
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