Post by Mr. Orange on Dec 18, 2009 13:45:35 GMT -5
Sean Sherk
The seemingly cursed UFC 108 card took yet another hit on Wednesday as former lightweight champion Sean Sherk was forced off the show with a laceration requiring stitches over his eye. Stepping in to replace him will be Duane "Bang" Ludwig who returns to the UFC for the first time since 2006 to take on Jim Miller in a 155-pound contest.
The news of Sherk's replacement was confirmed to MMAWeekly.com by sources close to the fight on Wednesday evening.
Sources indicated to MMAWeekly.com that Sherk was forced off the card due to an inch-long cut suffered over his right eye in training. The wound required several stitches that would not come out until at least the middle of next week.
An experienced fighter who has competed in several top organizations, Ludwig returns to the UFC on short notice to fill in for a card that has seen more injuries than possibly any show in history.
The Colorado based fighter is 3-1 in his last four fights and has faced some of the stiffest competition the MMA world could throw at him.
Miller has now undergone two opponent changes in less than a week after Tyson Griffin was forced off the card with an injury prior to Sherk stepping in.
The Jan. 2 card was slated to be one of the UFC's biggest, but injuries have forced a multitude of changes. With two weeks still to go, it's no telling what else might happen to the ever changing line-up.
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So here's an updated list of all the injuries/rumored fights that never happened
Lesnar/Carwin was scheduled, Lesnar out for a long time
Anderson/Vitor was scheduled, Anderson out, Vitor off the card
Shogun/Machida II rumored, but Machida broke his hand in their first fight
Nogueira/Velasquez scheduled but Nog went down with Staph
Carwin/Velasquez was rumored, but Carwin pulled out for knee surgery
Gonzaga/Dos Santos was scheduled, but Gonzaga went down with staph
Daley/Condit was scheduled, but Conidt got hurt
Tyson Griffin pulls out with fight with Jim Miller
Markham injured last week.
Sherk Injured this week
The seemingly cursed UFC 108 card took yet another hit on Wednesday as former lightweight champion Sean Sherk was forced off the show with a laceration requiring stitches over his eye. Stepping in to replace him will be Duane "Bang" Ludwig who returns to the UFC for the first time since 2006 to take on Jim Miller in a 155-pound contest.
The news of Sherk's replacement was confirmed to MMAWeekly.com by sources close to the fight on Wednesday evening.
Sources indicated to MMAWeekly.com that Sherk was forced off the card due to an inch-long cut suffered over his right eye in training. The wound required several stitches that would not come out until at least the middle of next week.
An experienced fighter who has competed in several top organizations, Ludwig returns to the UFC on short notice to fill in for a card that has seen more injuries than possibly any show in history.
The Colorado based fighter is 3-1 in his last four fights and has faced some of the stiffest competition the MMA world could throw at him.
Miller has now undergone two opponent changes in less than a week after Tyson Griffin was forced off the card with an injury prior to Sherk stepping in.
The Jan. 2 card was slated to be one of the UFC's biggest, but injuries have forced a multitude of changes. With two weeks still to go, it's no telling what else might happen to the ever changing line-up.
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So here's an updated list of all the injuries/rumored fights that never happened
Lesnar/Carwin was scheduled, Lesnar out for a long time
Anderson/Vitor was scheduled, Anderson out, Vitor off the card
Shogun/Machida II rumored, but Machida broke his hand in their first fight
Nogueira/Velasquez scheduled but Nog went down with Staph
Carwin/Velasquez was rumored, but Carwin pulled out for knee surgery
Gonzaga/Dos Santos was scheduled, but Gonzaga went down with staph
Daley/Condit was scheduled, but Conidt got hurt
Tyson Griffin pulls out with fight with Jim Miller
Markham injured last week.
Sherk Injured this week
ing kidding me...
