Paulo Filho No-Shows DREAM.12, Tarec Saffiedine Rumored to Replace
by Chris Nelson on Oct 23, 2009 11:01 AM EDT
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Ed Soares, who represents Filho, today confirmed to MMAjunkie.com... that the fighter won't compete on the card but declined to go into details. However, he wanted to reassure fans that Filho "is OK."
The latest chapter in the strange tale of Paulo Filho was written today, as the former WEC middleweight champion failed to show up on schedule in Japan ahead of his Sunday bout with Dong Sik Yoon.
Brazilian site Tatame spoke to Filho's mother:
One of the stars of Dream 12, Brazilian son Paulão, who was set to face Korean native Dong Sik Yoon this Sunday, is off the event. According to Japanese sites, Paulão had not yet left for Japan and had not been in contact with the organization. According to the fighter's mother, Adenilda Fragoso, the athlete could not obtain a visa to embark for Japan and had cancelled the fight.
At a Friday afternoon press conference, DREAM frontman Keiichi Sasahara told reporters that the promotion had yet to hear from Filho or his manager, Ed Soares, but that a replacement fighter was standing by and would be announced tomorrow. Polish site MMA Rocks is reporting that Filho's replacement will be Team Quest's Tarec Saffiedine, who previously stepped in on short notice to face Seichi Ikemoto in DREAM.10's WWGP reserve match.
In other DREAM.12 news, James Thompson is in Japan and has been confirmed as Alistair Overeem's opponent.
[UPDATE] by Nick Thomas - Betting odds are up:
HW: Alistair Overeem (30-11, 1 NC) -1800 vs. James Thompson (14-10) +900
MW: Zelg Galesic (9-4) -165 vs. Kazushi Sakuraba (25-12-1) +135
MW: Katsuyori Shibata (3-6-1) -250 vs. Tokimitsu Ishizawa (1-4-1) +190
WW: Marius Zaromskis (12-3) -500 vs. Myeon Ho Bae (8-4) +300
FW: Keisuke Fujiwara (7-1-3) vs. Tomoya Miyashita (11-5-5)
MW: Tarec Saffiedine (7-1) vs. Yoon Dong-Sik (4-7)
FW: Chase Beebe (12-5) -145 vs. Yoshiro Maeda (25-7-2) +115
LW: Eddie Alvarez (18-2) -500 vs. Katsunori Kikuno (12-1-1) +300
LW: Kuniyoshi Hironaka (15-6) -325 vs. Won Sik Park (7-1-1) +250
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At this point, the collective MMA world needs to look to make Filho an example...
to other of how you can derail a promising career.
It looks like Paulo is handling that all by himself.
“Visa problems”, sheesh, with Paulo’s track record I’m suspecting a whole lot of ugly possibilities here.
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Can we just ban this nutjob from MMA permanently?
Walla walla walla I'm an idiot.
by ufc4 on Oct 23, 2009 11:44 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Definitely
He’s not figuring out his Visa the day before his fight. His dog ate his homework…
I STILL poop rainbows.
by Blackout612 on Oct 23, 2009 11:53 AM EDT up reply actions
I like how his mom was the one who explained the story
Filho and/or his manager couldn’t pick up the phone?
Like BJ Penn?
Walla walla walla I'm an idiot.
by ufc4 on Oct 23, 2009 11:44 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I’m not sure if she’s involved with his career, but Ed Soares is his manager.
by Chris Nelson on Oct 23, 2009 11:45 AM EDT up reply actions
He had his mom call in sick to work for him. That always gets you fired.
I STILL poop rainbows.
by Blackout612 on Oct 23, 2009 11:53 AM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
guess who won't be coming within
miles and miles of a Showtime or CBS fight card.
Follow me on Twitter @KidNate
Exactly
I was saying this a few weeks back— he’s waaaaay too high a liability for Strikeforce. He’s running out of options..
I STILL poop rainbows.
by Blackout612 on Oct 23, 2009 11:54 AM EDT up reply actions
I was thinking -300000
I STILL poop rainbows.
by Blackout612 on Oct 23, 2009 11:55 AM EDT up reply actions
That's a lot, right?
/noobie cowers in fear to avoid things thrown at him…
"I would approve signing a pitcher that ate kitten tacos if he won 20 games a year." -BPinOK
For perspective, I think Anderson Silva was -800 over Cote on Bodog. It’s a lot, but I don’t think they could possibly make this line high enough.
"That feeling after you win and they raise your hand... it's like you have this energy that releases from your body, and it's like you mingle with the cosmos, and you feel omnipotent"
If you bet $1 on Overeem you would get $1.06 if he wins. If you bet $1 on Thompson you get $9 if he wins.
Keep firing Assholes!
Never trust a man with no shirt on.
What other investment vehicle do you get a 6% guaranteed return for 3 hours?
Spinning out solid gold, like Rumpelstiltskin.
I can give you a 20% return with a Machida investment.
Keep firing Assholes!
Never trust a man with no shirt on.
Yeah, I wouldn’t dump my 401 on the Machida fight just because there is a little added risk. I see no risk with AO.
I know it’s in theory, but would you bet the farm with Machida on this fight?
Spinning out solid gold, like Rumpelstiltskin.
Probably. Shogun is really tough, but stylistically he’s just a powered up version of Thiago Silva. And we know how that one ended.
Keep firing Assholes!
Never trust a man with no shirt on.
According to the math, that's a 94% favorite to win.
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett
by Scott C. Broussard on Oct 23, 2009 2:40 PM EDT up reply actions
I think Thomson is getting better odds than Kerr did(?) I heard people saying that the line was to high for Kerr. Go figure
Alvarez should shove Kikuono against the cage and grind out a decision, but he’s Eddie Alvarez so he’ll probably just stand in front of him and throw hooks.
i think its funny his manager said “fans”
by masteroftheflyingguillotine on Oct 23, 2009 1:04 PM EDT reply actions
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