Rich Attonito Replaces Injured Pascal Krauss at UFC on Fuel 5

“The Ultimate Fighter” Season 11 cast member Rich Attonito will replace injured German boxer Pascal Krauss as an opponent for Gunnar Nelson at UFC on Fuel TV 5. Dean Nelson, Gunnar Nelson’s father and head of ADCC Iceland, was first to announce the news on Twitter.

Krauss received a strong knee strike to the ribcage while sparring on Saturday morning and had to be rushed to the hospital after complaining of chest pain. Doctors at Freiburg University Hospital diagnosed severely bruised ribs, an inflamed chest muscle and a dislocated vertebra, rendering the 25-year-old “Panzer” unable to compete on Sept. 29 in Nottingham, England.