Undefeated light-heavyweight Stanislav “Staki” Nedkov (11-0), of the Scorpion Bulgarian Bushido Federation, signed a contract with the UFC last year in June, but something always happened that kept him out of the Octagon until now.
He was due to make his UFC debut against Rodney Wallace on August 7 2010, at UFC 117, but he was injured during training and was replaced by Phil Davis.
Next, Nedkov signed up to fight Steve Cantwell on October 16 2010, at UFC 120. However, less than two days before the event, Cantwell sustained a knee injury during a pre-fight training session. Short of time to find a replacement opponent for Nedkov, the bout was called off.
Now, cross your fingers and hope that the jinx is broken, tomorrow Nedkov finally makes his UFC debut versus Brazilian Luiz Cane (11-3) in UFC 134, right in his opponent’s home country.
What are the implications of tomorrow’s fight for Nedkov and all of us MMA fans?