(Tard face: For when punch face just doesn’t describe it.)
It’s looking like Renan Barao might be getting a phone call from the UFC after all.
According to Dave Meltzer, bantamweight powerhouse Michael “Mayday” McDonald will not be the man to step up against Urijah Faber in Dominick Cruz’s absence, as he has suffered a hand injury that will keep him out of action for the unexpected future. Meltzer reported in his infamous publication, The Wrestling Observer, that the news came from none other than UFC President Dana White, although McDonald has yet to confirm it himself.
The news comes after the current bantamweight champion was forced to pull out of his heated trilogy match with Faber, scheduled for UFC 148, due to a torn ACL. Dana White announced during last week’s episode of The Ultimate Fighter 15 that Faber’s new opponent would be announced on tonight’s episode, and the general consensus was that it would be the Californian-born slugger, who is coming off a huge win over former WEC bantamweight champion Miguel Torres, would be the mystery opponent in question. The fact that the other most probable contender, Renan Barao, was already scheduled to face Ivan Menjivar at the same event only confirmed this notion.
If Barao is not the man to claim the empty spot, who else do you think could, Potato Nation? One thing’s for sure, we expect that tonight’s episode of TUF might finally bounce back from the ratings disaster it has been thus far.
We will have more on this story as it continues to develop.
(Tard face: For when punch face just doesn’t describe it.)
It’s looking like Renan Barao might be getting a phone call from the UFC after all.
According to Dave Meltzer, bantamweight powerhouse Michael “Mayday” McDonald will not be the man to step up against Urijah Faber in Dominick Cruz’s absence, as he has suffered a hand injury that will keep him out of action for the unexpected future. Meltzer reported in his infamous publication, The Wrestling Observer, that the news came from none other than UFC President Dana White, although McDonald has yet to confirm it himself.
The news comes after the current bantamweight champion was forced to pull out of his heated trilogy match with Faber, scheduled for UFC 148, due to a torn ACL. Dana White announced during last week’s episode of The Ultimate Fighter 15 that Faber’s new opponent would be announced on tonight’s episode, and the general consensus was that it would be the Californian-born slugger, who is coming off a huge win over former WEC bantamweight champion Miguel Torres, would be the mystery opponent in question. The fact that the other most probable contender, Renan Barao, was already scheduled to face Ivan Menjivar at the same event only confirmed this notion.
If Barao is not the man to claim the empty spot, who else do you think could, Potato Nation? One thing’s for sure, we expect that tonight’s episode of TUF might finally bounce back from the ratings disaster it has been thus far.
We will have more on this story as it continues to develop.
Gray Maynard and Frankie Edgar are a rare “match made in heaven” when it comes to MMA. Both men are primarily wrestlers, but have developed solid striking and grappling to add to their arsenals. At UFC 125 in January, these men put on…
Gray Maynard and Frankie Edgar are a rare “match made in heaven” when it comes to MMA. Both men are primarily wrestlers, but have developed solid striking and grappling to add to their arsenals. At UFC 125 in January, these men put on what will most likely become fight of the year for 2011. Round […]
Let’s call a spade a spade: few fans and analysts have been impressed with two-time UFC champion BJ Penn in his past four fights. He lost the lightweight title to Frankie Edgar at UFC 112, and while the decision was controversial, “Th…
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Lyoto Machida can’t seem to get enough attention these days following his UFC 129 win over Randy Couture. The Brazilian’s highlight reel knockout has not only been considered a Knockout of the Year candidate, but the spectacular finish also…
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In the world of fight sports, there is something undeniably attractive about a good, epic trilogy.
It’s the certainty they offer, the finality that they can provide. We enjoy trilogies for the same reason coin tosses and games of Rock-Paper-Sciss…
In the world of fight sports, there is something undeniably attractive about a good, epic trilogy.
It’s the certainty they offer, the finality that they can provide. We enjoy trilogies for the same reason coin tosses and games of Rock-Paper-Scissors are “best two out of three.”
When two men face each other three separate times, the room […]
