Jim Hettes out of fight with Steven Siler; Kurt Holobaugh steps in

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Jim Hettes was forced to withdraw from the bout due to an undisclosed
injury, and Strikeforce carry over Kurt Holobaugh steps into to replace
him and take on Steven Siler at UFC 159.

Holobaugh (9-1) is making his UFC debut after fighting on short
notice at Strikeforce’s last event. He suffered his first career loss
the night of Strikeforce: Marquardt vs. Saffiedine to Pat Healy by
Unanimous Decision. Prior to that loss he had won his first nine fights;
eight of those came by finishing his opponent.

The TUF 14 semi-finalist, Siler (21-10) will look to bounce back from
his recent loss at UFC 154, where he lost a Unanimous Decision to
Darren Elkins. He had won his first three UFC fights, the most notable
victory coming against Cole Miller at UFC on FX 2.

No word on the seriousness of the injury or how long it will keep Hettes out of action.

UFC 159 is scheduled to take place on April 27^th at the
Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The card features the Light
Heavyweight Championship bout between Jon Jones and Chael Sonnen.

Damn I wonder what Ninja did to him in practice? Held that armbar a little too tight?

Torn MCL and sprained ACL

bobbitt15 wrote:

Torn MCL and sprained ACL

So he hurt himself checking a leg kick from Ninja? Unlucky. Better be lucky it wasn't a Wolfy punch though. Broken orbital can cause permanent damage.

Damn ninja, dick move, dick move.

Honestly I haven't trained with Jimy for while. I been really focusing on Judo lately.

Last Sunday was the first time I went up to where Jimy trains in over 2 months to work on my ground work for an upcoming Judo tournament I am doing. Jimmy wasn't even there.. Supposedly his banged up pretty bad. The guy is very injury prone.