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UFC on FX 3 gets McCall-Johnson II, Pague-Papazian; location to be voted on by fans
Mar 20, 2012 - 11:30:17 PM UFC on FX 3 gets McCall-Johnson II, Pague-Papazian; location to be voted on by fans

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By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief

The UFC's June 8 event is starting to come together in quick order, as two more bouts have been added to the event.

The UFC announced that the flyweight semifinal rematch between Ian McCall and Demetrious "Mighty Mouse" Johnson will take place on the event, as will a bantamweight bout between Dustin Pague and Jared Papazian.

According to MMAJunkie.com, the location of the event will be determined by a fan vote as part of the UFC's ongoing Hometown Throwdown campaign with Harley Davidson.

McCall and Johnson will fight for the right to face Joseph Benavidez for the first-ever UFC Flyweight Championship. They fought to a draw at UFC on FX 2, which should have necessitated a "sudden death" fourth round, but the results were tabulated incorrectly and Johnson was announced as the winner.

Pague and Papazian each made their UFC debuts in recent months, each suffering losses in those outings. Pague was stopped by fellow TUF 14 competitor John Albert at the TUF 14 Finale last December, while Papazian was defeated in a tough outing against Mike Easton at UFC on FX 1 in January.

Penick's Analysis: With this card being part of the Harley Davidson contest, it makes sense that it's coming together a little later than some others. This is an insanely packed month for the UFC, especially with how little is going on this month. They'll have six events in seven weeks from the UFC 146 in May to UFC 148 on July 7, including four straight in June. McCall-Johnson is a great fight for this card, though it won't likely be the main event. There are more fights still to be made for the event, and we'll see just how big they make all of these cards on FX in June.