Gabriel Gonzaga Off UFC 108 Card Due to Staph Infection
by Brent Brookhouse on Nov 25, 2009 6:17 PM EST
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Yahoo! Sports' Cagewriter Blog has the unfortunate news:
The hits keep coming for the UFC, Dana White and matchmaker Joe Silva. The fellas have to scrounge up a quality heavyweight to fight Junior Dos Santos Jan. 2 in Las Vegas at UFC 108. Sources with the UFC confirmed that Gabriel Gonzaga is off the card because of staph infection.
The Dos Santos fight was huge for the heavyweight division and now yet another big fight is off. It is amazing just how many fights have been canceled as a result of injury as of late. There isn't much to say other than that the UFC's luck has to get better at some point.
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People are gonna say Cain vs. Junior
But do you really want to knock off 1 of your up and comers?
I really wanted to see this fight so this officially sucks. has 108 been hit the most hard?
No Lesnar/Carwin, No Silva/Belfort, No Nog/Cain, and now no Dos Santos/Gonzaga.
Dammit - I'll take any opprotunity to see GG get his head punched off.
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett
by themachiavellian on Nov 25, 2009 5:49 PM EST reply actions
3 guys come to mind as potential replacements
Andrei Arlovski – He is a free agent and is not signed with Strikeforce. Yes he has been down on his luck lately but still a tough test for either Cain or Dos Santos.
Jeff Monson – Yes the Rizzo loss hurt but had a 7 fight winning streak before that.
Gilbert Yvel – Another guy that would provide a decent test for Cain or Dos Santos.
I personally love the idea of bringing in Arlovski to fight JdS, but I doubt it will happen.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Nov 25, 2009 5:53 PM EST up reply actions
I think you have to look in-house for a replacement. Yvel is sanctioned to fight in Nevada though.
by MMASuPreMaCy on Nov 25, 2009 5:55 PM EST up reply actions
The problem is if you look in house you have what 3 options: Cain, Herring (if he would take the fight) or switch around a bunch of fights like Mir/Kongo or Buentello/Struve.
i thought that:
Heath herring is pretty much done with fighting, wants to act or some such rubbish….has not had a fight since lesnar?
Andrei should stay at least 400 yards away from KO artists for the next little while.
Keep firing Assholes!
In Idaho, it's illegal to f--- a porcupine. You know why? Because someone tried it.
unstoppable force vs the immoveable object
"I want to tell me what you see, let's go ahead and see by the fight what you saw, in the ring"
Doubt it.
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by Beer Monster on Nov 25, 2009 7:44 PM EST up reply actions
Not sure if he has healed well enough to fight in a place that drug tests by now or not.
Fixed.
Guillotine.
by iiowyn on Nov 25, 2009 9:48 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Yes he is. Haters keep hating. I was with him tonight. He is working hard for his next fight.
Be a man, not a child-Phil Anselmo
by ANance on Nov 26, 2009 3:45 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Unfortunately it sounds like he may get bounced now that they’re going to a Dream vs WVR format.
by nottheface on Nov 26, 2009 4:07 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Hell yea
bring in the pitbull so he can hype up the new Universal Soldier.
Arianny vs. Logan as the new main event
Book it.
Seattle Seahawks: The only team in the NFL to trail 17-17 according to Dick Stockton.
PLEASE put Belcher vs. Gouveia back to 108 and put it on the main card
I think it would be a very good replacement fight to make up for the lack of available heavyweights.
Seattle Seahawks: The only team in the NFL to trail 17-17 according to Dick Stockton.
My sentiments
Without JDS 108 against a quality opponent 108 has plummets in interest for me.
Part of me wants Dana to put this card on Spike with the star power waning
Seattle Seahawks: The only team in the NFL to trail 17-17 according to Dick Stockton.
Brazillians and their staph infection
Its getting to be an epidemic. I got it the last two tournaments(Vale Tudo) I was in over there and got it both times. I wont be going back.
So UFC 108 has:
Light Heavyweight bout: Rashad Evans vs. Thiago Silva
Lightweight bout: Tyson Griffin vs. Jim Miller
Welterweight bout: Carlos Condit vs. Paul Daley
Maybe Junior Dos Santos if they can get someone to take him on one month’s notice.
I like a lot of the fights on this card, but none of them are what I would call big fights. At this point I suggest the smart thing for the UFC to do would be to put it on Spike.
Weren’t there rumors of Daley being out as well.
by MMASuPreMaCy on Nov 25, 2009 6:26 PM EST up reply actions
I heard that but none of the major sites confirmed it
so I just assumed it was false
If Daley is hurt as well they might as well call off 108 and move all the fights into 109. At least it would have a main card of:
Couture vs. Coleman
Evans vs. Silva
Trigg vs. Serra
Marguadt vs. Sonnen
Griffin vs. Miller
Show 3 or 4 of the prelims on Spike and you’d have a good show. It still wouldn’t do 500,000 buys.
James Thompson!
Keep firing Assholes!
In Idaho, it's illegal to f--- a porcupine. You know why? Because someone tried it.
It seems to me on top of the fact that there is an apocalyptic number of bad things happening in terms of injuries/headcases, etc – that this may signal a trend of guys deciding they aren’t going to come into fights at 80-90% anymore as they realize just how tough fights are becoming with the exponential improvements and quality of the level of fighters today. They see the downside of a loss derailing their shot at the top (esp. where there’s a lot of players in the mix) and the big money now that the sport is really growing…
No more Nog’s with staph infections, guys with nagging back/knee/shoulder injuries still going into the fights. I realize injuries were happening and guys pulled out before, but just sayin….
You might be on to something. How much did Cheick Kongo lose on his next contract by taking that short notice fight with Cain? By falling to Cain did he blow his chances of ever getting a title match? Plus if he loses again, now he has the spectre of the UFC cutting him floating over his shoulder. Who is going to want to take any risks in that scenario?
heres the solution
cancel ufc 108. Then hold a UFC/DREAM/Sengoku NYE event!
by TLow on Nov 25, 2009 7:16 PM EST via mobile reply actions 1 recs
Might as well throw M-1 in there too.
by ufc4 on Nov 25, 2009 9:01 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I like the idea of signing Arlovski to take him on. Even though his track record of late isn’t very good. But hey, if they can sign Baroni and Renzo to contracts, why not Andrei. And Monson won’t happen, he’s already fighting in about a month or so… (I think) And he’s fighting @ 205 to boot.
Or… Or… If Roy Nelson doesn’t make it to the finals of TUF, put him in there. He has experience and a name from the show (and before to some extent), and it should be a win for JDS so he isn’t derailed and can fight GG or someone else after that.
Or, y’know, Pat Barry’s always looking for a paycheck, I’m sure he’d take the fight, even if it was an hour before.
by itsallgood013 on Nov 25, 2009 7:35 PM EST up reply actions
Cain vs. JDS is the best option here. So what if you knock off one of your up and comers? He can climb up the ladder again, and this card needs some meat.
by mburtoni on Nov 25, 2009 7:47 PM EST via mobile reply actions
JDS kills Cain. Terrible match up for Cain who the UFC wants to build with the (would be) HUGE Mexican fan base.
…why is it a terrible match up for cain?
Not that I condone facism or any ism for that matter. Isms are in my opinion, not good. A person shouldn't believe in an ism, he should believe in himself.
I quote John Lennon, "I don't believe in Beatles, I just believe in me". Good point there, after all he was the walrus. I could be the walrus. Wouldn't change the fact I have to bum rides off of people.
Cus he would get knocked out right away.
I dislike Matt Hughes. Shogun beat him like a dirty horse.
by MonkeyCHops on Nov 26, 2009 10:37 AM EST up reply actions
...Ugh.
"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito Ortiz on Vitor Belfort at Affliction:DOR
by Rundownloser on Nov 26, 2009 11:46 AM EST up reply actions
Is this the worst 6 months in UFC history in terms of injury?
Getting to be ridiculous.
But as they say the sport is so great cause you never know what to expect, maybe they will sign another marquee heavy weight.
Then again, having a free end of the year show would be a great precedent. Make it the one free show each year that is not just a “not good enough for PPV show” but a X-Mas present to the fans after a long year, a PPV quality card for free.
For the UFC it may be a loss, but at the same time they can use it as a token of good will towards the fans and act like they are just the greatest company in history.
They might not even sell 500,000 with this PPV, but they could probably make a good chunk of change with sponsorships.
Dana said they’ve had more weird shit happen to them in the last 3 months than the previous 8 years combined. I know that’s a bit of promoter schtick but the point stands, they’ve been having a horrible run of luck.
by ufc4 on Nov 25, 2009 9:13 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
i've been holding off saying this but,,,
UFC is officially under a voodoo curse. Has to be.
Aww man
I was looking forward to Gabe pulling off the semi-upset against JDS. Guess I’ll have to wait a little longer for his climb back to the upper tier of the division.
I specializes in grammar fail.
UFC = Seattle Seahawks
Always injured.
Seattle Seahawks: The only team in the NFL to trail 17-17 according to Dick Stockton.
Yeah like that
Tired of Hasselbeck. He is done for and we need a new QB. I hate how he can get picked off on a shovel pass and consistently checks down.
Seattle Seahawks: The only team in the NFL to trail 17-17 according to Dick Stockton.
by SSreporters on Nov 25, 2009 10:36 PM EST up reply actions
2007 Year of the Upset
2008 Year of the Champions
2009 Year of the Sickness (ooh wa ah ah ah ah)
Keep firing Assholes!
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by Ubernoober on Nov 25, 2009 9:16 PM EST reply actions 6 recs
Rec'd for the sound effect on 2009
Godsmack FTW!
"(Brock Lesnar) is never in good spirits and he's not in good spirits now." - Dana White
99% sure that was a Disturbed ref. not Godsmack
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by Brent Brookhouse on Nov 25, 2009 9:26 PM EST up reply actions
On that subject...
I would love it if the UFC would please distance itself from any and all associations with NU-metal…the whole mma t-shirt thing is bad enough.
But I like getting down with the sickness...
…while watching the bodies hit the floor. I just want them to make me a Superstar.
by black dragon on Nov 25, 2009 10:49 PM EST up reply actions
what's DUFFEE's timetable for returning?
a bit like throwing him to the wolves, if he were to fight dos santos, but what the hell.
I think the best plan of action
is to make Mir/Cain and Kongo/Dos Santos. Two great matches, and not as obviously damaging to long term plans as Dos Santos/Cain is.
No way, it’s not fair to Mir and Kongo to switch their opponents on them so close to the fight after they’ve been training for each other for weeks now.
Yeah but at least it wouldn’t screw with what I want.
I dislike Matt Hughes. Shogun beat him like a dirty horse.
by MonkeyCHops on Nov 25, 2009 11:06 PM EST up reply actions
Plus Mir loves a good excuse for when he loses.
I dislike Matt Hughes. Shogun beat him like a dirty horse.
by MonkeyCHops on Nov 25, 2009 11:35 PM EST up reply actions
I think you’re confusing Nog with Mir, since he’s never stopped making them after getting his ass beat while Mir on the other hand took his whoopping from Brock like a man.
Mir called Brock a pussy for not standing with him and trading, but instead Brock took him to the ground and beat him.(where Mir is suposed to be really good at) and said that Brock was afraid.
Also, Nog had a staph infection(not sure if you know that), and that would mess up anyone in a fight, i really dont remember him EVER making up any excuses.
Everyone has a game plan, untell they get hit.
tito fought with a cracked skull. I’d like to see you do that.
"I want to tell me what you see, let's go ahead and see by the fight what you saw, in the ring"
He’s the only athlete who fought with a cracked skull.
by dancingChicken on Nov 26, 2009 11:02 AM EST up reply actions
http://insidefights.com/2009/07/13/frank-mir-doesnt-know-when-to-quit/
When Lesnar didn’t come after me, that really threw me off. He didn’t land any punches on his feet, did he? I didn’t expect him to run. He ran like a lightweight. … It’s my fault. I should have trained that he would be intimidated from the standup.
Yeah, really taking his beating like a man huh?
So him mocking and taunting Brock in an interview after the fight is not taking his loss like a man, funny maybe you missed his other interviews about the fight. Mir never made excuses for losing he got beat, Nog on the other hand made every excuse in the book and to this day keeps crying about getting his ass beat by Mir. The fact that people still support that kind of bullshit behaviour from a fighter really says it all, never let hate get in the way you judge a fighter it makes you pathetic just like all the excuses.
Show me some of this “crying” Nog is still doing about the loss to Mir, got a link? I showed you a quote that proved Mir didn’t take his loss like a man yet you still deny it while providing no proof for the BS you continue to spew. If you think " I didn’t expect him to run. He ran like a lightweight" is taking his loss like a man I don’t know what to tell you. You said he was “mocking and taunting Brock”, how is that taking it like a man?
Maybe Mirko will step in to redeem himself… Ok ok, it was just a thought!
by Rob J Nathan on Nov 26, 2009 4:28 AM EST via mobile reply actions
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