Hamill Out, Soszynski In vs. Brandon Vera at UFC 102

by Scott Haber on Jul 20, 2009 3:41 PM EDT Comment 9 comments

Loretta Hunt over at Sherdog, is reporting that Matt Hamill has dropped out of his UFC 102 bout with Brandon Vera due to a knee injury, and will be replaced by rising star Krzysztof Soszynski.

Krzysztof Soszynski has agreed to face Brandon Vera in a light heavyweight contest at UFC 102 on Aug. 29 in Portland, Ore.

Once bout agreements are inked, Soszynski will replace Matt Hamill, who sustained a knee injury, according to multiple sources close to the bout. Hamill could not be immediately reached for confirmation.

"The Polish Experiment" (18-8-1, 3-0 UFC) failed to get past the slick BJJ of Vinny Magalhaes in the semi-finals of the 8th season of TUF, but since then, he's gone on a 3-0 tear, with none of his opponents surviving past the second round. Most recently, the Team Quest member kept his trusty kimura in the bag, and knocked out Andre Gusmao with punches instead, at UFC 98 back in May.

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K-Sos by winning a fight he wasn’t supposed to win (again!).

After he beats Brandon Vera, K-Sos will knock Bones Jones off the rails too. :P

Keep firing Assholes!

Thanks to Bisping's reenactment of the Battle of Cowpens, walla walla walla I'm an idiot.

by Ubernoober on Jul 20, 2009 3:44 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

The question is...,

Is the bet still on? Subo vs weoweoweo right?

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by ufc4 on Jul 20, 2009 3:53 PM EDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs

Weo has dodged a bullet

Vera by giftwrap.

When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are in a confederacy against him. - Jonathan Swift

by subo on Jul 20, 2009 4:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Oh cmon SuBo..

even odds makers had Vera as the favorite coming into the fight..

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by Anton Tabuena on Jul 21, 2009 5:39 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Even better fight for Vera.

"The reason a rabbit outruns a fox is because the rabbit is running for his life and the fox is running for his dinner."

by Blackout612 on Jul 20, 2009 4:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Yeah. This is why the bet is off. K-Sos would get brutalized by Hamill.

When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are in a confederacy against him. - Jonathan Swift

by subo on Jul 20, 2009 4:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Rising star?

Everyone knows his record right?

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by ufc4 on Jul 20, 2009 5:20 PM EDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs

Well, his career is on the rise at the moment having won his last six fights (three in the UFC). Calling him a star is a bit generous, though, obviously.

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by Richard Wade on Jul 21, 2009 2:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I am actually intrigued about this matchup. The immediate gut reaction has to be that Vera should win hands down, and more easily than against Hamill. But Vera just hasn’t really looked the same as the “old” Vera, and Sos just seems like one of those wild card guys — one of those guys who can come out and pull out a shocking win or a shocking loss at any time. Just a gut feeling, but I’m not sure any result in this one will surprise me. Don’t get me wrong, I was a huge fan of Vera before the layoff and I’d love to see him return to that form — but I’m not sure it’s going to happen.

by Kierkegaard on Jul 21, 2009 2:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs