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Post by Overnight Sensation on Oct 13, 2008 22:18:48 GMT -5
I wish i was kidding because this fight was going to rock..but Diego Sanchez has been forced off of the show due to injury
his replacement
JOSH KOSCHECK!
WAR KOSCHECK
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Post by Ian from 616Entertainment. on Oct 13, 2008 22:26:08 GMT -5
Diego Sanchez has been forced to withdraw from a highly anticipated welterweight showdown with Thiago Alves due to an undisclosed injury, thought to be to his spleen, suffered in training, according to sources close to the situation.
The card scheduled for Chicago’s Allstate Arena, however, will not suffer greatly because fellow welterweight standout Josh Koscheck has agreed to step in for his injured fellow alum from the inaugural season of “The Ultimate Fighter.” While the bout agreement is yet to be signed, parties close to Koscheck and Alves have confirmed to Sherdog.com that the fight has been agreed to.
Sanchez (19-2-0), who dropped two consecutive fights in 2007, had resurrected his title hopes with a pair of victories this year and would have surely been considered a top contender had he been able to derail the streak Alves has been riding.
The popular Alves (15-3-0) has ascended to the top of the welterweight contender’s ranks with consecutive victories over former champion Matt Hughes and Karo Parisyan. He is in the midst of a six-fight winning streak with his last loss coming at the hands of Koscheck’s teammate Jon Fitch in June 2006.
Koscheck (11-2-0), a collegiate wrestling champion, will look to extend his two-fight winning streak and regain the momentum he took into his August 2007 bout with now-UFC champion Georges St. Pierre. Koscheck, viewed by many as a eventual contender will have a chance to leapfrog Sanchez in his quest for a title shot as well as redemption against the last man to beat him.Mother  er. I was going to post this.
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Post by axemurderer on Oct 13, 2008 22:35:57 GMT -5
damn...Im kinda happy about this only for the fact that I am big fans of Alves and Sanchez..now I can cheer for ALves to knock Koscheck into next year. Im not a big fan of Koscheck although his overall skills have improved incredibly, it doesnt make up for the fact that the guy is a prick.
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Post by PrideFcF on Oct 13, 2008 22:46:05 GMT -5
Very unfortunate turn of events for Diego. I'm not a big fan of Kos at all, but my hats off to him for getting a pretty sizable opportunity. I'll be rooting for Alves all the way though.
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Post by NYdream™ on Oct 13, 2008 23:07:09 GMT -5
I am happy and sad. I dont really like Alves that much and I love Sanchez & Koscheck. So I am sad that Sanchez wont be on the card but now happy that KOS will! Win lose for me...
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Post by Sandy on Oct 13, 2008 23:14:59 GMT -5
wow...
I wanted Diego to go in and get the W so he could finally get a title shot.
I don't really like Kos. I think his striking is amazing as is his wrestling..but just something about him and his style gets on my nerves. So I hope Thiago takes it..
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Post by PdW2kX on Oct 13, 2008 23:45:12 GMT -5
I'm both happy and sad, as some have said. I still think this could be a pretty epic fight.
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Post by HHH316 on Oct 14, 2008 2:19:15 GMT -5
! I hate Kos |
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Post by johnnymalloy on Oct 14, 2008 7:21:53 GMT -5
Should be an excellent fight. Bottom line.
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Post by Codesters on Oct 14, 2008 14:54:28 GMT -5
! I hate Kos I basically lost respect for him along with Leben, and Bobby Southworth after TUF 1. Theyre all very classless. |
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Post by ajstyles888 on Oct 14, 2008 19:43:30 GMT -5
Damn, Diego was making a comeback and i wanted to see him beat Alves  - American Fighter |
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Post by NYdream™ on Oct 14, 2008 20:40:07 GMT -5
! I hate Kos I basically lost respect for him along with Leben, and Bobby Southworth after TUF 1. Theyre all very classless. say what you want about their class but that does not stop the favt that they are great fighters! |
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Post by Bruiser Brody on Oct 14, 2008 21:04:10 GMT -5
Sucks for Diego. Especially since he needed to get this victory to stay near the top of the pecking order of the Welterweight division. Hope Koscheck didn't accept this fight on too short of notice. If he wins, he is back in the hunt, of he loses, he looks really stupid for taking the fight.
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