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Lenny Wheeler out, Sabah Fadai faces Marcus Brimage for Z Promotions Featherweight Belt

An injury has forced Lenny Wheeler out of his January 23 title fight with Sabah Fadai. Lucky enough for Fadai, an opponent has stepped up to compete for the Z Promotions featherweight championship — former UFC fighter Marcus Brimage.

Brimage (7-5) will step inside the cage for the first time since being released from the UFC. “The Bama Beast” went 3-1 before his stint on The Ultimate Fighter and went 4-4 under the UFC banner. Most recently Brimage is coming off a loss to Jimmy Rivera at UFC Fight Night 72 in July 2015.

Fadai (11-4, 1NC) last fought in May at Unified MMA 23, where he earned that organizations 145-pound gold by beating Parwez Ghulam by second round TKO.