UFC 118 Prelims: Terry Etim Out, Gabe Ruediger In vs. Joe Lauzon
by Nick Thomas on Aug 5, 2010 8:28 PM EDT
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According to mmafighting.com:
The spot opened up for [Gabe] Ruediger after Terry Etim was forced to pull out of the fight for undisclosed reasons. Ruediger has agreed to step in on short notice to fight Joe Lauzon at UFC 118 on Aug. 28th.
Lauzon vs. Ruediger is still expected to air on the Spike TV prelims.
Gabe "Godzilla" Ruediger (17-5)
Win Lenny Lovato - TKO (Punches) TPF 5 7/9/2010 1 3:25
Win Dominique Robinson - Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) TPF 3 2/4/2010 2 4:49
Win Wander Braga -Submission (Guillotine Choke) Called Out MMA 8/15/2009 2 0:58
Joe "J-Lau" Lauzon (18-6)
Loss Sam Stout - Decision (Unanimous) UFC 108 1/2/2010 3 5:00
Win Jeremy Stephens - Submission (Armbar) UFC FN 17 2/7/2009 2 4:43
Win Kyle Bradley - TKO (Punches) UFC FN 15 9/17/2008 2 1:34
[UPDATE ] - Alessio Sakara also out of UFC 118, Gerald Harris likely to face Joe Vedepo according to mmafighting.com:
A knee injury has forced surging Italian striker Alessio Sakara off the UFC 118 card, and the UFC middleweight who was scheduled to fight Gerald Harris is likely to be replaced by returning Joe Vedepo (11-3).
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i wonder
if it was because of this thread
http://www.mixedmartialarts.com/mma.cfm?go=forum_framed.posts&forum=1&thread=1674994&page=1&pc=232
joe and him have a little disagreement on page 6, i almost want to say they knew they were fighting each other when gabe posted the thread haha
Isn't that the cake boy from TUF?
Hahaha.
Called it before the fight:
Cardio - The BIG question. Does Shane Carwin have cardio? He's never gone past the first round. His muscle mass is astounding and we all know that with all that muscle comes a need for the heart to pump fresh oxygenated blood to keep them from building lactic acid. He does train up in the thin air of Colorado, so that can't do anything but help. However, we have seen him pretty winded after a 1st round fight. Adrenaline dump or cardio problems? We won't find out the answer to that until someone takes him out of the first round.
Obligatory Cake gif
<img src="[IMG]http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a158/MisterSnake/cake_ruediger.gif[/IMG]"/>
Short notice?!
He better start those colonics now to make weight then…!
by NextAndersonSilva on Aug 5, 2010 8:31 PM EDT reply actions
PUT ME BACK IN, B
http://www.dodgingtraffic.com
by FaultAndFracture on Aug 5, 2010 8:33 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Ahaha, classic
I'm a lover not a fighter
by spectaa on Aug 5, 2010 8:48 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Thanks to my sources, I've also heard that BJ Penn had to pull out of 118 citing a reptured spleen.
Another TUF 5 alumnus will step in for the fight:
My avatar has Bas Rutten and Terry Funk in it...therefore it's the manliest avatar on SB Nation.
by RobertGBP on Aug 5, 2010 8:38 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Gameplan are for pussies, real men fight stupid
I'm a lover not a fighter
by spectaa on Aug 5, 2010 8:52 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
WAR RUEDIGER!
Met him at BJJ competition, he’s actually not a douche bag like the show portrays.
"Referees, be sure to step in and stop the fight on time tomorrow, because I might get carried away in the moment and my many punches may end up destroying my opponent." - Tatsuya "CRUSHER" Kawajiri
That's bullshit
Gabe has been on a tear lately and it was inevitable that he’d be back.
"I have trained to fight an army. There is no way one man can stop me if many cannot." -Georges St. Pierre
Typical
Lauzon got destroyed in his last fight. Just because Gabe hasn’t fought in the UFC lately doesn’t mean he’s a nobody. Have you seen a single one of his fights in the last year?
"I have trained to fight an army. There is no way one man can stop me if many cannot." -Georges St. Pierre
who
called him a nobody?! i sure the hell didn’t. i’m just sayin that Gabe is Lauzon’s sacrificial lamb, that’s all. Gabe may be legit, in some realm of the sport, but he’s gonna get beat down
I didn't say you called him a nobody
You’re eluding to that end. I just think you’re a bit uninformed, no offense. Lauzon is no world beater and Ruediger is no can. You being so confident in Lauzon in this fight just speaks to a lack of knowledge about Ruediger.
"I have trained to fight an army. There is no way one man can stop me if many cannot." -Georges St. Pierre
possibly....
to be honest, i don’t follow Gabe, but i take your word for it that he’s a legit opponent. i just don’t see it though. J Lo w/2nd round sub. we can talk about it on Sunday, either way
Like I mentioned below, Gabe managed to sub Wander Braga— who is one of the best BJJ practitioners/trainers in the world. So he’s no slouch on the ground. I’m not picking a winner just yet (gotta see Gabe at weigh ins), but this is more of a toss up than people are giving it credit for. Sucks for Lauzon, in a way, because a win doesn’t really get him anywhere when people will have the impression that Ruediger wasn’t that good anyway.
"I have trained to fight an army. There is no way one man can stop me if many cannot." -Georges St. Pierre
I have to agree with Blackout.
Gabe is no joke
Also, since when is Joe Lauzon capable of walking through guys? He is a solid fighter, but he is hardly a dominant one. If it were Kenny Florian or BJ Penn I might buy the ‘walk in the park’ line. But Joe Lauzon? Seriously?
Seriously
"I have trained to fight an army. There is no way one man can stop me if many cannot." -Georges St. Pierre
If Gabe can come back from his excommunication, does that mean we might see Kalib back?
Keep Firing, Assholes!
Truculence, Belligerence, & Pugnacity
So can we still get Sakara vs Riviera again?
Keep Firing, Assholes!
Truculence, Belligerence, & Pugnacity
DAMMIT!
This card took a huge hit both for the prelims and the main card losing Nate/Paul Harris.
What a depressing prelim show this could be. Vedepo is going to get annihilated by Harris.
Nick Garcia is the Brian Russell of MLS but 10 times worse.
On a related note I'd rather see Winner/Lentz
Than Ruediger/Lauzon.
Nick Garcia is the Brian Russell of MLS but 10 times worse.
Something is fishy
We all know Sakara’s ground game is suspect and know this is the second time he has pulled out of a fight with a wrestler. The first time was Rosholt I believe. Seems like a little bit of a coincidence.
Red Card on that play
He pulled out of the Marquardt fight due to the death of his father.
Walking the line between intelligence and ignorance since 1985
@deowade
by Damon O. on Aug 5, 2010 9:07 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Actually
I didn’t include that one since my father died seems like a legit excuse. However he did pull out of fight night 17 vs Rosholt.
Geez...
Folks need to read up. Gabe’s been crushing d00dz trying to get back into the UFC. People are this upset that he’s getting a late replacement fight?
"I have trained to fight an army. There is no way one man can stop me if many cannot." -Georges St. Pierre
why you ridin gabe's nutz
so hard? you know him or just a big fan? or b/c you want to be part of the minority who has the chance to say " i told ya so." ?
That's a desperate mans move
Walking the line between intelligence and ignorance since 1985
@deowade
Right
How about you watch some MMA outside of the UFC and then come back here in six months?
"I have trained to fight an army. There is no way one man can stop me if many cannot." -Georges St. Pierre
c'mon man
i’m just messin….i watch plenty of MMA inside and outside of the UFC. i just find it odd that you have such a fetish for the guy that’s all. listen, any man can win on any given day, just don’t think Gabe has it in him is all.
Pointing out someone has been doing well is a fetish now?
"Holy Crap Lashley is one Bi black dude. He just looks so immensely thick in that picture."
-Pain
by Barack Lesnar on Aug 6, 2010 1:15 AM EDT up reply actions
I guess
Isn’t that what this particular story is about? Gabe Ruediger? Didn’t realize I had a comment cap before it became sexual..
"I have trained to fight an army. There is no way one man can stop me if many cannot." -Georges St. Pierre
Soooooooooo, the man that Legionarius KTFO'd is replacing him?
by Damon O. on Aug 5, 2010 9:03 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
Turning out someones lights is impressive
But to knock someone into retardation is a special kind of awesome.
Walking the line between intelligence and ignorance since 1985
@deowade
by Damon O. on Aug 5, 2010 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
It was Neo without the wires
"Holy Crap Lashley is one Bi black dude. He just looks so immensely thick in that picture."
-Pain
by Barack Lesnar on Aug 6, 2010 1:16 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah
And I see another gif in the making.
"I have trained to fight an army. There is no way one man can stop me if many cannot." -Georges St. Pierre
The only part about that, that bothers me is the way his head hits the floor at the end, looks more painful than the kick.
In street fights and in hockey and I’m sure other sports people have died from hitting their head on a hard surface after getting punched/losing balance etc, I wonder how hard the UFC mat/floor is and how much falling like that hurts a fighter’s head?
A lot more upset about this Sakara bidness, personally
Gabe deserves this shot and it is an intriguing fight that I’d be willing to lay money down on, depending on how the line comes out. First guy to beat the then 11-0 Wander Braga (who my BJJ trainer, Gonzaga, Shaolin, JZ and more have trained under, and is one of the foremost BJJ names in the US) and by submission. Gabe’s been on a warpath trying to get back to the UFC, and he absolutely deserves this fight. Regardless of what a douche he was on the TUF program a few years back.
"I have trained to fight an army. There is no way one man can stop me if many cannot." -Georges St. Pierre
Can we change his nickname to Fudgie the Whale?
"Nothing's ever what it seems. And even if it is, ends justify means." -Matt Good
Or Cookie Puss, or Cookie O Puss, or Nutty the Chocolate Ghost!
Walking the line between intelligence and ignorance since 1985
@deowade
Alessio didn’t pull out against Rosholt. It was against Paul Harris. And in all honesty, if Sakara doesn’t think he can beat Harris, he might as well preserve his job security and not take a fight he will most likely lose.
"If I wanted to spend a half hour between two hairy legs I'd go to your mother's house." -Don Frye
by mburtoni on Aug 5, 2010 9:30 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=12246&zoneid=13
The other piece of news out of this situation is that the new fight agreed upon between Harris and Vedepo will no longer make the televised portion of the Spike TV preliminary show, as confirmed by sources close to the negotiations.
No big deal
KO-Vedepo getting powerbombed will make the broadcast at some point.
"I have trained to fight an army. There is no way one man can stop me if many cannot." -Georges St. Pierre
by Charles Awad on Aug 5, 2010 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions
ill second that for Pierce-Alves
Fan of Tiger 'Makin It Rain' Woods
by B-A-N-A-N-A-S on Aug 6, 2010 12:46 AM EDT up reply actions
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