With Johnson Injured, Matt Brown Bows Out of TUF Finale As Well

Hot on the heels of news that Anthony "Rumble" Johnson would be dropping out of their TUF 9 Finale fight with a leg injury, Matt Brown has now decided to remove himself from the card as well, rather than waiting for a replacement to be named.  MMA Junkie has the report:

Sources close to the bout informed MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) that Brown has elected to rest and heal some nagging injuries rather than seek a replacement opponent.

Both fighters have been removed from the UFC's official listing of The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale, which airs live on Spike TV.

Although this fight wasn't considered to be one of the headlining bouts, it was highly anticipated by hardcore fans, and expected to be an excellent matchup between two talented and very heavy-handed young welterweights.  Hopefully both "Rumble" and Brown can get themselves back to 100% and re-schedule the fight for late summer or early fall.