Tatame reports that the UFC has re-signed TUF season eight cast-member, Eliot Marshall (10-2), to face Luiz Cane on short notice at UFC 128, as a replacement for Karlos Vemola.
Marshall was cut by the UFC following his decision loss to Vladmir Matyushenko in March 2010, despite his record of 3-1 with the promotion. Since then, Marshall has gone 3-0, most recently submitting Chris McNally in December.
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Interesting
Just yesterday I wondered what had become of “The Fire” Marshall
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good on him!
Marshall deserves this. I hope he shows his mettle and gets another fight w/ a full camp. Oh, and I also hopes he beats Cane up. Is it just me or does Cane look really small at 205?
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The UFC is usually pretty good to people who step in at least moment even if they lose so I expect that a loss won’t see him immediately booted. A last minute replacement win, especially if it’s a good one, will see him earn quite a bit of brownie points though.
by Empty Thoughts on Feb 23, 2011 1:57 PM EST up reply actions
Awesome
I am very pleased with this decision.
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by Charles Awad on Feb 23, 2011 1:58 PM EST via mobile reply actions
finally
i didnt even understand why he was fired when he lost to the janitor.
first, i thought marshall won that fight.
second, that was his only loss in ufc. he had wins over some great fighters.
good to see him back
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i didnt even understand why he was fired when he lost to the janitor.
All of his UFC fights following TUF were perceived by many as being quite boring, so Dana and Joe Silva were probably looking for the first opportunity to cut him loose. The lost to Vladdy, controversial or not, gave them that opportunity thanks to those infamous UFC contacts.
his cub swanson fight was brutal
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it was the definition of lnp
i scored the fight for swanson
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What happened to Vemola???
I cant find anything on why he’s out! May sound crazy but seeing him fight again was my top priority on this card. The guys exciting to watch. Little rough around the edges, but promising
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I was kind of looking forward to it too, after how vicious Vemola was in his last fight. But he’s out with some mouth infection apparently.
by Horselover Fat on Feb 23, 2011 2:33 PM EST up reply actions
Went to HS with Elliot Marshall
Good to see him get a second shot at the big show.
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Not mad at this pick at all
Would have liked to see Kingsbury back in action after his recent TKO but Marshall is a good replacement.
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Off Topic,
but I want to see Vinny back as well…after a few more wins of course, I liked him in TUF. Vinny’s only 26 and he’s an exceptional grappler. It’d look good to have a “Demian Maia” or “Palhares” if you will at 205, I’m guessing more of a Palhares due to the physique and all. Btw do we even have any phenomenal bjj grapplers at 205? I mean I know we have Nog and I guess Shogun, but Nog hasn’t really shown any type of superior ground skills in his last few fights and Shogun would much rather prefer to blast his opponents on the feet.
by SentientAndroid on Feb 23, 2011 4:17 PM EST reply actions
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