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Alessio Sakara has had some terrible luck with his next scheduled fight in England. First, Tom Watson was injured and removed as his opponent, and now Magnus Cedenblad has also bowed out.
Sakara is one of the key pieces of the upcoming card in England….
Alessio Sakara has had some terrible luck with his next scheduled fight in England. First, Tom Watson was injured and removed as his opponent, and now Magnus Cedenblad has also bowed out.
Sakara is one of the key pieces of the upcoming card in England. He is on the main card, one of the bigger names at the event and incredibly fun to watch.
Assuming they can’t find a guy on the roster to fill in this short time period, here are five guys they could sign and put against Sakara.
UFC Fight Night 30 was going to feature Michael Bisping against Mark Munoz in a big middleweight clash. It was a homecoming for the Brit, but an eye injury forced him off the card and left the UFC looking for a replacement.
In steps Lyoto Machida.
Mach…
UFC Fight Night 30 was going to feature Michael Bisping against Mark Munoz in a big middleweight clash. It was a homecoming for the Brit, but an eye injury forced him off the card and left the UFC looking for a replacement.
Machida was set to make his middleweight debut against Tim Kennedy at the Fight for the Troops card a week-and-a-half later, but he will move it up to fight Munoz in an even bigger fight for his 185 debut.
The fans in Manchester will be treated to six main card bouts across four divisions.
This is an early look at the October 26th main card.
The unpredictable nature of mixed martial arts is certainly something Mark Munoz is familiar with.
The former NCAA Div. I wrestling champion-turned-middleweight contender has experienced his fair share of twists and turns throughout his career, b…
The unpredictable nature of mixed martial arts is certainly something Mark Munoz is familiar with.
The former NCAA Div. I wrestling champion-turned-middleweight contender has experienced his fair share of twists and turns throughout his career, but enduring has become somewhat of his calling card.
After injury forced him to withdraw from a bout with Chael Sonnen in January of 2012, “The Filipino Wrecking Machine” went to the sidelines and had to let his hopes of a title shot simmer. Eager to get back into the mix, a rushed Munoz return to action resulted in a bigger setback, when he suffered a defeat at the hands of Chris Weidman at UFC on Fuel TV 4 six months later.
This series of events forced the Team Reign leader to take a cold, hard look at his fighting career, and the results of this process produced impressive results. The 35-year-old Southern Californian kicked off a career resurgence at UFC 162 in July, as he manhandled Tim Boetsch over the course of their three-round tilt.
Munoz’s performance and conditioning in his victory over “The Barbarian” not only earned him praise throughout the MMA community but also opened the doors to the opportunity to face perennially top-ranked middleweight Michael Bisping.
Fighting “The Count” was a moment Munoz had been waiting for, and due to the unpredictability of the sport, it will be a matchup he’ll have to find somewhere down the road.
An eye injury forced the brash Brit out of their Oct. 26 showdown in Manchester, England, and in his stead, the UFC tapped former light heavyweight champion-turned-middleweight Lyoto Machida to step in against Munoz.
When Munoz received word of the change-up, he was admittedly taken by surprise. But nevertheless, he’s as game as they come and vows to be ready for “The Dragon” in Manchester.
“It is kind of a crazy turn,” Munoz told Bleacher Report. “I didn’t even know [Michael] Bisping was hurt, and then all of a sudden, I’m fighting Lyoto Machida in three weeks. I’m down to fight anyone at any time, but I have to admit, the whole thing kind of surprised me because it all came in at the same time and was very last minute. But that is the nature of this game, and you have to be ready for anything.
“Lyoto and I were planning on training together soon because he was fighting Tim Kennedy and I was fighting Bisping, but my opponent got injured, Lyoto stepped in, and now we are going to fight. He is a friend of mine and we have trained together in the past, but that isn’t something I have a problem with. I’ve fought friends before and it’s nothing personal.
“Now, I’ll make the adjustments in training and preparing for his style to make sure I’m ready when I step into that cage,” he added. “It’s an abrupt turn, and Machida has an unorthodox style that is difficult to duplicate, but at the same time, he’s never faced anyone who fights the way I do either. It goes both ways in this situation. I only have three weeks to prepare for him, but he only has three weeks to prepare for me as well.”
In addition to putting his growing beef with Bisping on hold for the time being, Munoz also has to adjust to what a victory over his new opponent could yield. With Bisping consistently hovering in the upper tier of the division for years, defeating him would have propelled Munoz onto the title radar.
While Machida carries a high profile in the sport, their showdown in Manchester will be the Brazilian’s official middleweight debut. With Munoz having his sights set on getting to the 185-pound title, the obstacle ahead may produce a different path in the outcome, and he understands the road to his desired destination is not always clear-cut.
“[Bisping] is the fight that I’ve been training for and actually waiting for some time to get,” Munoz said. “Bisping has been in the top of the division for the majority of his career, and beating him puts me back into the title hunt. That’s where I want to be.”
“Lyoto is just coming down from light heavyweight and has never been in the division. He’s a big name, and a win over him has the potential to put me up there for a title shot, but a win over Bisping would have for sure put me back in it. A win over Machida would do wonders for my career, but at the same time, I have one goal in mind and that is to get that title. I want to get back up into that title mix.”
Duane Finley is a featured columnist for Bleacher Report. All quotes are obtained firsthand unless noted otherwise.
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(Michael “Winky” Bisping | Photo via @ArielHelwani)
Michael Bisping has been forced to withdraw from his scheduled October 26th UFC Fight Night 30 main event bout against Mark Munoz because of a detached retina. Bleacher Report‘s Damon Martin has the story.
“Bisping first dealt with the injury earlier this year after his win over Alan Belcher at UFC 159 in April.
The belief was that the eye was healed and ready to go, but another setback happened to Bisping during training, while getting ready for Munoz, and he was forced to visit his doctor again where he was given the diagnosis.
According to Bisping’s management team at Paradigm Sports Management, who spoke to Bleacher Report on Friday evening, the British fighter already had the necessary corrective eye surgery on Thursday and will now begin his rest and rehabilitation.
Bisping is expected to have no contact whatsoever on the eye for the approximately the next three months, and then they hope he can return to full sparring and a fight in four to six months.
The timelines are obviously estimates based on the surgery and typical recovery time, but Bisping could potentially return sooner or later depending on how he heals up.”
Lyoto Machida, who was set to face Tim Kennedy less than two weeks after UFC Fight Night, at Fight for the Troops 3 on November 6th, has been tabbed to replace Bisping against Munoz. Kennedy is now left without an opponent, and has been doing his best on twitter to find a new one.
First, Kennedy, called out former middleweight champion Rich Franklin:
(Michael “Winky” Bisping | Photo via @ArielHelwani)
Michael Bisping has been forced to withdraw from his scheduled October 26th UFC Fight Night 30 main event bout against Mark Munoz because of a detached retina. Bleacher Report‘s Damon Martin has the story.
“Bisping first dealt with the injury earlier this year after his win over Alan Belcher at UFC 159 in April.
The belief was that the eye was healed and ready to go, but another setback happened to Bisping during training, while getting ready for Munoz, and he was forced to visit his doctor again where he was given the diagnosis.
According to Bisping’s management team at Paradigm Sports Management, who spoke to Bleacher Report on Friday evening, the British fighter already had the necessary corrective eye surgery on Thursday and will now begin his rest and rehabilitation.
Bisping is expected to have no contact whatsoever on the eye for the approximately the next three months, and then they hope he can return to full sparring and a fight in four to six months.
The timelines are obviously estimates based on the surgery and typical recovery time, but Bisping could potentially return sooner or later depending on how he heals up.”
Lyoto Machida, who was set to face Tim Kennedy less than two weeks after UFC Fight Night, at Fight for the Troops 3 on November 6th, has been tabbed to replace Bisping against Munoz. Kennedy is now left without an opponent, and has been doing his best on twitter to find a new one.
First, Kennedy, called out former middleweight champion Rich Franklin:
“Mr. @RichFranklin
I’m not sure if you have plans Nov 6th? I just got stood up on for a date, and now need someone else to step in… 
,”Kennedy tweeted.
When we got no response from “Ace,” Kennedy went off on Chris Camozzi.
“Hey @ChrisCamozzi I think you have bad hair, and should fight me in defense if your stylist. (My best attempt at picking a fight),” Kennedy spit out on twitter.
Lorenz Larkin, who is currently scheduled to fight Camozzi at UFC Fight Night 31 might not like Kennedy trying to get in on his action but Camozzi seems fine with switching opponents.
“@TimKennedyMMA how dare you talk about my hair!!! That’s crossing the line bro! I’m always available,” Camozzi tweeted back at Kennedy.
Nothing official has been announced for Kennedy yet, ‘Taters, but we’ll let you know if his campaign of nasty trash talks snags him a new opponent.
It was definitely not the news Michael Bisping was hoping to hear this week, but a detached retina that has continued to give the British fighter trouble has now forced him to drop out of his scheduled fight at UFC Fight Night 30 against Mark Munoz.
Bi…
It was definitely not the news Michael Bisping was hoping to hear this week, but a detached retina that has continued to give the British fighter trouble has now forced him to drop out of his scheduled fight at UFC Fight Night 30 against Mark Munoz.
Bisping first dealt with the injury earlier this year after his win over Alan Belcher at UFC 159 in April.
The belief was that the eye was healed and ready to go, but another setback happened to Bisping during training, while getting ready for Munoz, and he was forced to visit his doctor again where he was given the diagnosis.
According to Bisping’s management team at Paradigm Sports Management, who spoke to Bleacher Report on Friday evening, the British fighter already had the necessary corrective eye surgery on Thursday and will now begin his rest and rehabilitation.
Bisping is expected to have no contact whatsoever on the eye for the approximately the next three months, and then they hope he can return to full sparring and a fight in four to six months.
The timelines are obviously estimates based on the surgery and typical recovery time, but Bisping could potentially return sooner or later depending on how he heals up.
The British fighter was returning home to fight in England for the first time since 2010 when he defeated Yoshihiro Akiyama in the main event at UFC 120.
The injury also sidelines Bisping’s title hopes, which he’s been pursuing for several years, but hoped to jump back into the deep end of the contender’s race with a win over Munoz in October.
Always a very active competitor, Bisping will likely be gunning to come back and face a top middleweight upon his return in 2014. Given the current timeline for his injury to heal, he should be able to return in the first quarter of next year.
As for the UFC Fight Night 30 event in England, UFC officials quickly replaced Bisping with former light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida, who now faces Munoz in the main event.
Machida was originally scheduled to fight a week-and-a-half later at the latest installment of the UFC Fight for the Troops show, and now the promotion will have to find a replacement to step in and face his original opponent Tim Kennedy.
Damon Martin is a Featured Columnist for Bleacher Report.
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The UFC is confirming that top British star, Michael “The Count” Bisping is unfortunately out of the upcoming UFC Fight Night 30 card in Manchester and will be replaced by former light heavyweight champion Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida. The news is a seri…
The UFC is confirming that top British star, Michael “The Count” Bisping is unfortunately out of the upcoming UFC Fight Night 30 card in Manchester and will be replaced by former light heavyweight champion Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida. The news is a serious hit to the card that was specifically tailored for British MMA fans.
Big blow to #UFCManchester – Michael @Bisping injured, @LyotoMachidaFW in to face @Mark_Munoz in the main event. http://t.co/2fzLa6Qk04
— UFC News (@UFCNews) September 27, 2013
ESPN’s Brett Okamoto relayed that Bisping was forced out due to an eye injury. He underwent surgery earlier this year due to a detached retina and will have to go back under the knife (figuratively, hopefully) on the same eye:
Bisping had surgery for detached retina this year. It’s the same eye. Dana sounded concerned. “Hopefully he gets through this thing.”
— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) September 27, 2013
Bisping was originally scheduled to face resurgent middleweight Mark Munoz. Munoz spent almost a year away from the sport following a devastating knockout loss to Chris Weidman. He returned in July at UFC 162, and he took an easy decision win over Tim Boetsch.
Munoz, as stated, will now face off with Lyoto Machida. Machida is making his middleweight debut after spending almost his entire career fighting at light heavyweight. Machida was in the thick of title contention, but a controversial unanimous decision loss to Phil Davis knocked him far away from another chance at the belt, prompting his willingness to change divisions.
Machida was previously scheduled to fight Strikeforce import Tim Kennedy in the main event of UFC Fight for the Troops 3 in November. The UFC does not yet have a replacement for Kennedy but are looking to keep him on the card.
The bout between Machida and Munoz will remain a five-round fight and will go down on October 26. Stick with Bleacher Report for more details relating to Bisping‘s condition and a replacement opponent for Kennedy as they become available.
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