Injury bug strikes again.

Thiago Alves out of 149.

Bummer

http://www.mmafighting.com/news/2012/6/2/3060088/jon-fitch-withdraws-from-ufc-on-fuel-tv-4-due-to-injury

Fitch out of Fuel TV 4

That's too bad

Shit is not looking good, but we have yet t hear about a real Main event ppv draw being out, except for Belfort. Belfort thus far is the only big money name to be gone.

FFS

Was the Shogun fight a main event?

Wolfgangsta wrote:

Was the Shogun fight a main event?

No, Aldo vs Koch is the main event.

So, basically it was a main event then for many casuals.

Wolfgangsta wrote:

So, basically it was a main event then for many casuals.

Eh, that card also has Nog vs Kongo.....OH OH I HURD OF THEMZ!

Ravaging ZUFFA cards these days.

seems like it always starts around this time of year with the injuries

it's getting silly.

perhaps fighters should take their training down a notch? it certainly seems as if their training is leaving their bodies too highly strung, the sheer volume of fighters having to pull out of fights means it can't be put down simply to bad luck.

Another one bites the dust with Bisping

This thread is a jinx. Delete it, Ninja!

Much less significant injury, Rivera stepping in as a replacement again. He has power in his hands, hope he connects this time.
http://mmajunkie.com/news/29091/edwin-figueroa-out-francisco-rivera-in-against-ken-stone-at-ufc-on-fx-4.mma

http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2012/6/7/3070267/pablo-garza-injured-rani-yahya-now-faces-josh-grispi-at-ufc-on-fox-4
Joe Silva has been earning his paycheck this week, with the UFC's matchmaker forced into scramble mode to deal with a plethora of injuries to fighters scheduled for upcoming cards, all seemingly occurring simultaneously. The latest casualty is featherweight, Pablo Garza, who was scheduled to take on Josh Grispi at UFC on Fox 4 on August 4th. No news has been released on Garza's injury, but the UFC updated the event website for the card yesterday with the new bout, which will feature BJJ ace, Rani Yahya, filling in against Grispi.

Jose Aldo out of 149. Faber vs Renan moved to main event 149.

Lol, what a joke

Pissed about that one

It would be interesting to see how many card in the last year have gone off as planned, they are doing a hell of a job and scrambling to fill cards, good thing there is no MMA union cause these dude are going down life NFL players as of late.

http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2012/6/11/3078537/ufc-dana-white-fighter-injuries-insurance
Dana spoke to MMA Weekly and had some advice for fighters to stop this plague:

Quote :

"I think what's happening too and me and Joe Silva were talking about this tonight, you have so many talented guys out there now all in the same camp, going at it like they're fighting for the title, these guys need to tone it down in training a bit and stop hurting each other,"

said White.

White also attempted to dispel the notion that the UFC's decision to insure fighters against injuries suffered in training has caused more of them to miss events:

Quote :

"Guys that fight in the UFC and the guys that we deal with all the time are hungry to fight. These guys want to fight, and they want to get paid. The more you sit on the sidelines, and the more you're out, the less money you make," White stated.

"Like I always talk about the short window of opportunity in the fight business, I don't think that's the case."