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Teixeira to fight Johnson, Cerrone gets Story at UFC 202

Kyle Terada / USA TODAY

Two fights have been added to UFC 202 in August.

The added bouts will feature Glover Teixeira taking on Anthony "Rumble" Johnson, and Donald Cerrone squaring off against Rick Story, the UFC confirmed on Monday.

Addition of the bookings will bolster a card that already features the much-anticipated rematch between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz, and will take place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on August 20.

Johnson and Teixeira's fight was originally slated to take place at UFC on FOX 20 in July, but was taken off the card after Johnson had family issues to attend to.

Teixeira elected to wait for "Rumble" instead of finding a new opponent for the July card.

Cerrone, who was kicked around as a possible opponent for Tony Ferguson after Michael Chiesa was forced to withdrawal from their July 13 bout, will take on Story instead of another short notice fight. The "Cowboy" knocked out Patrick Cote earlier in June and has two-straight wins after his December loss to Raphael dos Anjos.

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