another injury, Rothwell out, Devin Cole vs Browne

http://mmajunkie.com/news/29880/ben-rothwell-forced-out-at-ufc-on-fox-4-travis-browne-awaits-new-foe.mma
An ankle injury suffered in training has forced Ben Rothwell (32-8 MMA, 2-2 UFC) out of a planned UFC on FOX 4 matchup with fellow heavyweight Travis Browne (13-0-1 MMA, 4-0-1 UFC).

MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) today learned of the scratch from sources close to the event.

A search for a replacement opponent has reportedly led the promotion to Devin Cole, according to MMAFighting.com, but UFC officials have yet to announce any changes in the bout.

UFC on FOX 4 takes place Aug. 4 at Staples Center in Los Angeles with a light heavyweight main event between Mauricio "Shogun" Rua (20-6 MMA, 4-4 UFC) and Brandon Vera (12-5 MMA, 8-5 UFC). The night's four-fight main card airs on FOX, and preliminary-card bouts air on FUEL TV and stream on Facebook.

The undefeated Browne had looked for one of the biggest victories of his career. The Greg Jackson-trained fighter has made a steady ascent up the heavyweight rankings following UFC victories over James McSweeney, Stefan Struve, Rob Broughton and Chad Griggs (and a draw with Cheick Kongo). "Hapa" earned a $65,000 "Submission of the Night" bonus with his arm-triangle-choke win over Griggs this pastmonth at UFC 145.

Rothwell, meanwhile, recently picked up his biggest win in years with a 70-second "Knockout of the Night" stoppage of Brendan Schaub at UFC 145. The longtime IFL fighter has been slowed by injuries in recent years but showed up in remarkable shape for his latest bout. He's now .500 in the UFC, where he's suffered losses to Cain Velasquez and Mark Hunt while picking up a victory over Gilbert Yvel.

Rothwell's injury is only expected to keep him out of action for a few weeks.

Should Cole (20-9-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) earn the nod, he'll make his UFC debut. The 35-year-old most recently fought under the Strikeforce banner, where he earned back-to-back victories over Gabriel Salinas-Jones and Shawn Jordan following a loss to Daniel Cormier.

Bummer, I was looking forward to Rothwell vs Browne.