Changes To UFC 138

Today it was announced that Mark Scanlon was forced from UFC 138 for undisclosed reasons.Scanlon was to face James Head in a prelim out but for undisclosed reasons Scanlon is out and U.K. welterweight John Maguire will get the opportunity now.Maguire, who trains out of Tsunami Fight Gym in London, brings a five-fight win streak to his octagon debut. He holds a notable career victory over "The Ultimate Fighter 9" veteran Dean Amasinger. The reigning UCMMA welterweight champ also is a veteran of rising British MMA promotion BAMMA.Head, an Oklahoman who also has strong jiu-jitsu skills, opened his career with a 7-1 mark, which included a unanimous-decision victory over former UFC fighter Gerald Harris to earn a contract with the UFC. However, in his promotional debut, he suffered a submission loss to undefeated Nick Ring at UFC 131. Head's only other loss came to fellow UFC vet Jesse Forbes back in 2009.