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Gilbert Burns to undergo elbow surgery, Paul Felder now meets Alex Ricci at UFC: Halifax

Paul Felder has a new date and opponent for his return to the Octagon.

Originally slated to meet Gilbert Burns at UFC 208 on Feb. 11, “The Irish Dragon” now faces Alex Ricci a week later, on Feb. 19, at the UFC Fight Night 105 card in Halifax, Canada.

Burns told MMA Fighting he was forced out of UFC 208 after fracturing his elbow in training. "Durinho" will undergo surgery Friday, and expects to be cleared to train by Feb. 15.

Felder (12-3) looks to rebound from a third-round TKO loss to Francisco Trinaldo in Brazil, when he suffered a massive cut above his eye.