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UFC 163: Robert Drysdale Forced Out of Fight Due to Staph Infection

Brazilian jiu-jitsu ace Robert Drysdale will have to wait a little bit longer to make his UFC debut.
Adam Hill of the Las Vegas Review Journal is reporting the Las Vegas native has been forced out of his scheduled upcoming bout at UFC 163 due to a…

Brazilian jiu-jitsu ace Robert Drysdale will have to wait a little bit longer to make his UFC debut.

Adam Hill of the Las Vegas Review Journal is reporting the Las Vegas native has been forced out of his scheduled upcoming bout at UFC 163 due to a staph infection. He was originally scheduled to meet Ednaldo Oliveira in a light heavyweight contest.

It is unclear at this time whether the promotion will look for a substitute for Oliveira or if he will be removed from the card entirely. It’s another bite from the injury bug which has already transformed much of the UFC 163 main card.

Drysdale is one of the most accomplished grapplers in the world and is a former ADCC champion. He’s also won numerous medals in the World Jiu-Jitsu Championships over the years. Aside from his personal accomplishments in BJJ, Drysdale is also a coach for many of Las Vegas’ top MMA fighters and has worked with some standout fighters in the past.

He also appeared on The Ultimate Fighter Season 8 as a coach for Team Mir.

Thus far in his MMA career, Drysdale has amassed a 6-0 professional record, with all wins coming via first round submission. His last three fights were competed under the Legacy FC banner, with his last fight being earlier this year in April.

For the 32-year-old Drysdale, time is precious. He’s still very new to the fight game despite having a wealth of knowledge in BJJ. Sitting on the sidelines isn’t going to further his career, but he should take some measure of confidence in knowing that past grappling champions such as himself have done very well in their MMA careers despite the late start.

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UFC 163: Robert Drysdale Forced out of Fight Due to Staph Infection

BJJ ace Robert Drysdale will have to wait a little bit longer to make his UFC debut.
Adam Hill of the Las Vegas Review Journal is reporting the Las Vegas native has been forced out of his scheduled upcoming bout at UFC 163 due to a staph infection. He …

BJJ ace Robert Drysdale will have to wait a little bit longer to make his UFC debut.

Adam Hill of the Las Vegas Review Journal is reporting the Las Vegas native has been forced out of his scheduled upcoming bout at UFC 163 due to a staph infection. He was originally scheduled to meet Ednaldo Oliveira in a light heavyweight contest.

It is unclear at this time whether the promotion will look for a substitute for Oliveira or if he will be removed from the card entirely. It’s another bite from the injury bug which has already transformed much of the UFC 163 main card.

Drysdale is one of the most accomplished grapplers in the world and is a former ADCC champion. He’s also won numerous medals in the World Jiu-Jitsu Championships over the years. Aside from his personal accomplishments in BJJ, Drysdale is also a coach for many of Las Vegas’ top MMA fighters and has worked with some standout fighters in the past.

He also appeared on The Ultimate Fighter Season 8 as a coach for Team Mir.

Thus far in his MMA career, Drysdale has amassed a 6-0 professional record, with all wins coming via first round submission. His last three fights were competed under the Legacy FC banner, with his last fight being earlier this year in April.

For the 32-year-old Drysdale, time is precious. He’s still very new to the fight game despite having a wealth of knowledge in BJJ. Sitting on the sidelines isn’t going to further his career, but he should take some measure of confidence in knowing that past grappling champions such as himself have done very well in their MMA careers despite the late start.

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UFC 163: Robert Drysdale Forced out of Fight Due to Staph Infection

BJJ ace Robert Drysdale will have to wait a little bit longer to make his UFC debut.
Adam Hill of the Las Vegas Review Journal is reporting the Las Vegas native has been forced out of his scheduled upcoming bout at UFC 163 due to a staph infection. He …

BJJ ace Robert Drysdale will have to wait a little bit longer to make his UFC debut.

Adam Hill of the Las Vegas Review Journal is reporting the Las Vegas native has been forced out of his scheduled upcoming bout at UFC 163 due to a staph infection. He was originally scheduled to meet Ednaldo Oliveira in a light heavyweight contest.

It is unclear at this time whether the promotion will look for a substitute for Oliveira or if he will be removed from the card entirely. It’s another bite from the injury bug which has already transformed much of the UFC 163 main card.

Drysdale is one of the most accomplished grapplers in the world and is a former ADCC champion. He’s also won numerous medals in the World Jiu-Jitsu Championships over the years. Aside from his personal accomplishments in BJJ, Drysdale is also a coach for many of Las Vegas’ top MMA fighters and has worked with some standout fighters in the past.

He also appeared on The Ultimate Fighter Season 8 as a coach for Team Mir.

Thus far in his MMA career, Drysdale has amassed a 6-0 professional record, with all wins coming via first round submission. His last three fights were competed under the Legacy FC banner, with his last fight being earlier this year in April.

For the 32-year-old Drysdale, time is precious. He’s still very new to the fight game despite having a wealth of knowledge in BJJ. Sitting on the sidelines isn’t going to further his career, but he should take some measure of confidence in knowing that past grappling champions such as himself have done very well in their MMA careers despite the late start.

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Staph Infection Pulls Robert Drysdale Out of Octagon Debut at UFC 163 [UPDATED]

(Drysdale’s most recent win, against DJ Linderman at Legacy FC 19 in April.)

The UFC’s current injury bug just sunk one of the most exciting promotional debuts of the year. As first reported by the Las Vegas Review-Journal, jiu-jitsu phenom Robert Drysdale has been forced out of his light-heavyweight match against Ednaldo Oliveira at UFC 163 (August 3rd in Rio), reportedly due to a staph infection. [Ed. note: Oh God…I just let Robert swim in my pool. Fuuuuuu-.]

After racking up a laundry list of grappling titles including an Open-Division gold medal at the 2007 Abu Dhabi Submission Wrestling World Championships, Drysdale began competing professionally in MMA in 2010, finishing all six of his opponents by first-round submission.

No word yet on when Drysdale will be ready to return to action, or if Oliveira — who kind of dodged a bullet, here — will remain on the card against a different opponent. If any gross photos of Drysdale’s staph infection hit the Internet, we’ll be sure to let you know.

Update: According to a Tatame report, Ednaldo Oliveira will remain on the card against Nova Uniao 205’er Francimar Barosso. Barosso has a 15-3 record, with 14 of his wins by stoppage, and once head-kick KO’d a dude in five seconds.

Related: MMA Fighter/Grappling Guru Robert Drysdale Talks Training, Fighting, Judging, and Body Hair


(Drysdale’s most recent win, against DJ Linderman at Legacy FC 19 in April.)

The UFC’s current injury bug just sunk one of the most exciting promotional debuts of the year. As first reported by the Las Vegas Review-Journal, jiu-jitsu phenom Robert Drysdale has been forced out of his light-heavyweight match against Ednaldo Oliveira at UFC 163 (August 3rd in Rio), reportedly due to a staph infection. [Ed. note: Oh God…I just let Robert swim in my pool. Fuuuuuu-.]

After racking up a laundry list of grappling titles including an Open-Division gold medal at the 2007 Abu Dhabi Submission Wrestling World Championships, Drysdale began competing professionally in MMA in 2010, finishing all six of his opponents by first-round submission.

No word yet on when Drysdale will be ready to return to action, or if Oliveira — who kind of dodged a bullet, here — will remain on the card against a different opponent. If any gross photos of Drysdale’s staph infection hit the Internet, we’ll be sure to let you know.

Update: According to a Tatame report, Ednaldo Oliveira will remain on the card against Nova Uniao 205′er Francimar Barosso. Barosso has a 15-3 record, with 14 of his wins by stoppage, and once head-kick KO’d a dude in five seconds.

Related: MMA Fighter/Grappling Guru Robert Drysdale Talks Training, Fighting, Judging, and Body Hair

Classic Fight Videos: Korean Zombie vs. Leonard Garcia 2, Jose Aldo vs. Mike Brown

To help promote the featherweight title fight between Jose Aldo and “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung at UFC 163 (August 3rd, HSBC Arena, Rio de Janeiro), the UFC has released a key fight from each of the fighters’ careers on its YouTube page. Above, you’ll see Jung’s March 2011 rematch against Leonard Garcia, in which TKZ enacts a brutal revenge for the judging screwjob he suffered a year earlier.

After trading leather with Garcia for the majority of the first two rounds, Jung begins to step on the gas, landing a flying knee to Garcia’s grill and pouncing when Bad Boy slips to the mat. From there, it’s nasty elbows from the top, a scramble for back control, and the first “twister” submission in UFC history — with just one second remaining in the round.

After the jump: Jose Aldo wins the WEC featherweight title in November 2009 thanks to a second-round TKO of Mike Brown. Aldo would go on to defend the WEC belt twice against Urijah Faber and Manny Gamburyan, before kicking off his current reign in the UFC. So answer me this — will Jung be Aldo’s toughest challenge in the UFC thus far, or will the champ be celebrating another victory in the cheap seats?

To help promote the featherweight title fight between Jose Aldo and “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung at UFC 163 (August 3rd, HSBC Arena, Rio de Janeiro), the UFC has released a key fight from each of the fighters’ careers on its YouTube page. Above, you’ll see Jung’s March 2011 rematch against Leonard Garcia, in which TKZ enacts a brutal revenge for the judging screwjob he suffered a year earlier.

After trading leather with Garcia for the majority of the first two rounds, Jung begins to step on the gas, landing a flying knee to Garcia’s grill and pouncing when Bad Boy slips to the mat. From there, it’s nasty elbows from the top, a scramble for back control, and the first “twister” submission in UFC history — with just one second remaining in the round.

After the jump: Jose Aldo wins the WEC featherweight title in November 2009 thanks to a second-round TKO of Mike Brown. Aldo would go on to defend the WEC belt twice against Urijah Faber and Manny Gamburyan, before kicking off his current reign in the UFC. So answer me this — will Jung be Aldo’s toughest challenge in the UFC thus far, or will the champ be celebrating another victory in the cheap seats?

Phil Davis Watching His ‘Karate Kid’ Collection to Get Ready for Lyoto Machida

Phil Davis has a chance at UFC 163 to pick up the biggest win of his career when he faces former light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida.
In this exclusive interview, Davis breaks down how so many past fighters have made mistakes fighting Machida beca…

Phil Davis has a chance at UFC 163 to pick up the biggest win of his career when he faces former light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida.

In this exclusive interview, Davis breaks down how so many past fighters have made mistakes fighting Machida because they try to outdo him at his own game.

Davis has no plans of jumping in and trying to go strike-for-strike with Machida in what he does well.  Instead, Davis wants to brush up on what he’s great at so Machida is guessing and trying to predict what comes next.

Just to make sure that Davis is ready for Machida‘s unique striking style, he’s pulled out some essential training DVDs that he believes will come in very useful for his upcoming bout at UFC 163.

“I’ve been watching The Karate Kid movies just in case,” Davis joked. “You never know. If I hear ‘sweep the leg,’ I don’t know, you’ve got to be ready.”

Machida has been known to pull off some pretty amazing moves during his fights, so it’s not out of the realm of possibility that a crane kick could be unleashed at Davis when they meet in Brazil.

Check out this interview with Davis as he gets ready for his trip to Brazil to take on Machida in the co-main event of UFC 163.

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