Getting injured sucks not only because it’s usually a pretty painful experience, but it can have a serious impact on your ability to perform simple day-to-day duties, let alone try to remain conscious while throwing down in the Octagon. Of course, the typical injury here at Fix is a serious case of PS3 thumb, making dipping donuts into our coffee somewhat unpleasant. So what the hell do we know about it.
At any rate, word has come from the UFC that light-heavyweight Steve Cantwell injured his knee this week during a pre-fight workout, and as a result, his bout with Stanislav Nedkov has been scrapped from the UFC 120 card. Wow. Any fighter will tell you that making it through training camp without getting injured is damn tricky, so to trash your knee the week of the fight? When the hardcore training is supposedly done? That sh-t’s rough.
Cantwell was looking to end a two fight losing streak after dropping back-to-back UD losses to Luis Cane and Brian Stann. Prior to that the WEC vet had busted the arm of Razak Al-Hassan, way back in December, 2008 (remember now?). This would have been Cantwell’s first bout in over a year.
Tough break for Cantwell but the show must go on. To bet on tomorrow’s bouts head here.