Post by James Hetfield on Apr 28, 2012 13:10:30 GMT -5
With Champ Aldo out, UFC 148's Faber-Barao Title Fight moves to UFC 149
by John Morgan and Dann Stupp on Apr 28, 2012 at 12:30 pm ET
The UFC's injury bug has become a bona fide monster.
After a series of injuries forced changes and cancellations to some of the biggest UFC fights of the summer, the organization has lost another.
UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo (21-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) is injured out of UFC 149's headliner, and UFC 148's interim-bantamweight title fight between Urijah Faber (26-5 MMA, 2-1 UFC) and Renan Barao (28-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) has taken the UFC 149 main-event slot.
The nature of Aldo's injury wasn't disclosed, but his title fight with Erik Koch (13-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) has been "postponed," meaning a replacement likely won't be sought.
UFC 149 takes place July 21 at Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. UFC 148, meanwhile, takes place July 7 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Both air on pay-per-view.
Faber and Barao now have an extra two weeks to prepare for the interim title fight, which was put together when reigning bantamweight champ Dominick Cruz was injured and forced out of a fight with Faber. Their trilogy match was supposed to follow their recent coaching stints on "The Ultimate Fighter: Live." When Cruz scratched due to a knee injury this past month, Barao ultimately was chosen as a replacement from a list of candidates that also included Ivan Menjivar and Michael McDonald.
Changes, changes, changes.
Here's the rest of the card:
UFC 149 "FABER VS. BARÃO", 7/21/2012 (PPV/FX)
Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, Alberta Canada
1. Lightweight bout: Mitch Clarke vs. Anton Kuivanen
2. Featherweight bout: Antonio Carvalho vs. Daniel Pineda
3. Bantamweight bout: Bryan Caraway vs. Mitch Gagnon
4. Light Heavyweight bout: Ryan Jimmo vs. Anthony Perosh
5. Bantamweight bout: Roland Delorme vs. Francisco Rivera
6. Middleweight bout: Court McGee vs. Nick Ring
7. Welterweight bout: Chris Clements vs. Matt Riddle
8. Welterweight bout: Brian Ebersole vs. James Head
9. Heavyweight bout: Cheick Kongo vs. Shawn Jordan
10. Middleweight bout: Hector Lombard vs. Tim Boetsch
11. Interim Bantamweight Championship: Urijah Faber vs. Renan Barão
*Fights 1 & 2 will air live on UFC's Facebook page at 6:45pm ET/3:45pm PT; fights 3-6 will air live on FX at 8pm ET/5pm PT; the five-fight PPV main card will begin at 10pm ET/7pm PT.
by John Morgan and Dann Stupp on Apr 28, 2012 at 12:30 pm ET
The UFC's injury bug has become a bona fide monster.
After a series of injuries forced changes and cancellations to some of the biggest UFC fights of the summer, the organization has lost another.
UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo (21-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) is injured out of UFC 149's headliner, and UFC 148's interim-bantamweight title fight between Urijah Faber (26-5 MMA, 2-1 UFC) and Renan Barao (28-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) has taken the UFC 149 main-event slot.
The nature of Aldo's injury wasn't disclosed, but his title fight with Erik Koch (13-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) has been "postponed," meaning a replacement likely won't be sought.
UFC 149 takes place July 21 at Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. UFC 148, meanwhile, takes place July 7 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Both air on pay-per-view.
Faber and Barao now have an extra two weeks to prepare for the interim title fight, which was put together when reigning bantamweight champ Dominick Cruz was injured and forced out of a fight with Faber. Their trilogy match was supposed to follow their recent coaching stints on "The Ultimate Fighter: Live." When Cruz scratched due to a knee injury this past month, Barao ultimately was chosen as a replacement from a list of candidates that also included Ivan Menjivar and Michael McDonald.
Changes, changes, changes.
Here's the rest of the card:
UFC 149 "FABER VS. BARÃO", 7/21/2012 (PPV/FX)
Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, Alberta Canada
1. Lightweight bout: Mitch Clarke vs. Anton Kuivanen
2. Featherweight bout: Antonio Carvalho vs. Daniel Pineda
3. Bantamweight bout: Bryan Caraway vs. Mitch Gagnon
4. Light Heavyweight bout: Ryan Jimmo vs. Anthony Perosh
5. Bantamweight bout: Roland Delorme vs. Francisco Rivera
6. Middleweight bout: Court McGee vs. Nick Ring
7. Welterweight bout: Chris Clements vs. Matt Riddle
8. Welterweight bout: Brian Ebersole vs. James Head
9. Heavyweight bout: Cheick Kongo vs. Shawn Jordan
10. Middleweight bout: Hector Lombard vs. Tim Boetsch
11. Interim Bantamweight Championship: Urijah Faber vs. Renan Barão
*Fights 1 & 2 will air live on UFC's Facebook page at 6:45pm ET/3:45pm PT; fights 3-6 will air live on FX at 8pm ET/5pm PT; the five-fight PPV main card will begin at 10pm ET/7pm PT.