With Akiyama hurt, Siyar Bahadurzada steps in to face Thiago Alves at UFC 149, EDIT: now Alves is out, Chris Clements is in

http://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/2012/5/8/3008199/siyar-bahadurzada-steps-in-to-face-thiago-alves-at-ufc-149

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May 8, 2012 - An injury has knocked Yoshihiro Akiyama from the UFC 149 card, and he's been replaced by Siyar Bahadurzada in a welterweight showdown with Thiago Alves.

The UFC confirmed the opponent swap on Tuesday afternoon.

No specifics were offered on Akiyama's injury, or how long it would keep him out of action.

Bahadurzada made a successful UFC debut at the promotion's April event in Sweden, knocking out the durable Paulo Thiago in just 42 seconds. Overall, it was his seventh straight win as he improved his career record to 21-4-1.

His fight with Alves should come as a striker's delight, as both men prefer the standup game to any other facet of MMA.

Alves will be looking to rebound following a heartbreaking loss at at March UFC on FUEL event. After controlling the first two rounds of his main event fight with Martin Kampmann, Alves went for a takedown and was choked out guillotine. The loss dropped the former No. 1 contender to 19-9.

UFC 149 takes place on July 21 from the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary. In the main event of the show, featherweight champion Jose Aldo will attempt to defend his belt against Erik Koch.

Thiago goin' down.

SIYAR SIYAR SIYAR!!!


i thought he gone broke his hand?

killerofchicken wrote:

SIYAR SIYAR SIYAR!!!


i thought he gone broke his hand?

He's got a spare, he only needs one hand to swing a rolled up newspaper at that pitbull.

I won't mind seeing this overrated fool get his ass handed to him. Just to be clear I'm talking about Alves.

Should be fun.

http://www.mmamania.com/2012/6/4/3063201/chris-clements-vs-siyar-bahadurzada-ufc-149-thiago-alves-injury
This bout, believe it or not, started as Thiago Alves vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama.

Unfortunately the injury bug has mutated into a swarm and continues to gobble up any careless fighter in its path. After a "sexy" injury to Akiyama, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) tapped Siyar Bahadurzada to take his place.

Then "The Pitbull" had to be put down after getting hurt in practice.

Now Chris Clements steps up on short notice to try and cement his place among the baddest of the 170-pound bad, taking on "The Killer" at the UFC 149: "Aldo vs. Koch" pay-per-view (PPV) event from the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, on July 21, 2012.

Clements (11-4) made his Octagon debut with a split decision win over Keith Wisniewski at the UFC 145 event earlier this year in Atlanta. His win over "The Polish Connection" pushed his current win streak to five. Meanwhile, Bahadurzada (21-4-1) also made a successful UFC debut by recently pasting Paulo Thiago at UFC on FUEL TV 2 in Sweden.

UFC 149 Shakeup: Thiago Alves Injured, Chris Clements to Replace, Bibiano Fernandes Debuts Against Delorme









(Well if you’re trying to give yourself a hernia and a dislocated jaw, then by all means, keep doing what you’re doing.)

As if the loss of one high-profile Thiago wasn’t bad enough, UFC 149 (July 21st; Calgary, Alberta, Canada) is now short two Thiagos, with welterweight Thiago Alves having to withdraw due to an undisclosed injury.

Replacing him in his scheduled match against Afghan knockout-machine Siyar Bahadurzada will be Canadian striker Chris Clements, the MMA record-holder who out-pointed Keith Wisniewski in his Octagon debut at UFC 145. (Fun fact: Bahadurzada was himself a replacement for Yoshihiro Akiyama against Alves. And round and round it goes.)

Based on the way that Bahadurzada smoked Paulo Thiago
in his own UFC debut back in April, we have a feeling that Clements
could be in deep do-doo here. And speaking of potential mismatches…