Stephan Bonnar vs. Karlos Vemola in the Works for UFC on Versus 5 in August

by Scott Haber on May 10, 2011 11:00 AM EDT in UFC News

Even though UFC on Versus 4 hasn't even taken place (scheduled for June 26th in Pittsburgh), the UFC is wasting no time in booking the subsequent Versus event later in the summer. ESPN's Jon Anik reports via twitter that a light heavyweight bout featuring sluggers, Stephan Bonnar and Karlos Vemola is being arranged for UFC on Versus 5, scheduled for August 14th in Milwaukee:

Looks like Stephan Bonnar's next opponent will be Karlos Vemola on August 14th in Milwaukee. #UFC

Stephan "The American Psycho" Bonnar (20-7)
Win Igor Pokrajac (unanimous decision) - TUF 12 Finale
Win Krzysztof Sozsynski (TKO - strikes) - UFC 116
Loss Krzysztof Sozsynski (TKO - cut) - UFC 110

Karlos "The Terminator" Vemola (9-1)
Win Seth Petruzelli (TKO - strikes) - UFC 122
Loss Jon Madsen (unanimous decision) - UFC 116
Win Peter Yendall (KO - punch) - UCMMA: Resurrection

UFC on Versus 5 coverage

-Duane Ludwig vs. Amir Sadollah
-Cole Miller vs. T.J. O'Brien
-Stephan Bonnar vs. Karlos Vemola

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by The Blackula on May 10, 2011 11:03 AM EDT reply actions 3 recs

Goodnight Stephan

Get ready to be ragdolled

by rscott94 on May 10, 2011 11:04 AM EDT via mobile reply actions

yeah

this is going to be tough for Bonnar. On the upside, if he gets through this he’s all of a sudden a relevant fighter again

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by Disco1Stu on May 10, 2011 11:08 AM EDT up reply actions

Vemola’s gonna whoop that ass.

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by ElliotMatheny on May 11, 2011 4:09 AM EDT up reply actions

Poor Bonnar

Always the sacrificial lamb to make rising prospects look spectacular.

by paythefighters on May 10, 2011 1:58 PM EDT up reply actions

First Jones and now this tank...

I thought uncle Dana liked Stephan, guess not.

Let the fighters fight, let the referees ref, but dear God, don't let the judges judge.

by halitosis on May 10, 2011 3:14 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

Ohhh I see the beating of a lifetime for Bonnar. Vemola is one mean dude, he overpowered Petruzelli like he was a kid.

by Shnak on May 10, 2011 11:15 AM EDT reply actions

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I expect Bonnar to take a beating for three rounds and leave the cage looking it was used as an impromptu operating room.

by simpsycho on May 10, 2011 11:17 AM EDT reply actions

So, business as usual for Bonnar, then. I agree. :-)

by Shnak on May 10, 2011 11:26 AM EDT up reply actions

Poor Bonnar. Should be a fun fight.

Question: who is Alexander Gustafsson going to fight? I see all these other guys getting booked but nothing about The Mauler. I guess maybe the theory that they want to save him for the rumored Sweden card for November could be true.

by Horselover Fat on May 10, 2011 11:17 AM EDT reply actions

Heard from a friend involved in the swedish mma scene that it has been pushed back to 2012. Still just a rumor though…

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by Disco1Stu on May 10, 2011 11:25 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

Hey, I actually heard someone say that same thing. I haven’t seen anything official about it though, but then again it was never official for November either. But if that’s the case that they’re delaying it, they really ought to book him a fight soon. He’s supposedly healthy and everything, been 2,5 months since his last fight. Hope to hear something about that soon, guess I’ll just have to be patient.

by Horselover Fat on May 10, 2011 11:55 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

I hope Vemola's dad will be in attendance

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by BVandDietPepsi on May 10, 2011 11:17 AM EDT reply actions 2 recs

Is that an edited picture of Simon Cowell?

Let the fighters fight, let the referees ref, but dear God, don't let the judges judge.

by halitosis on May 10, 2011 4:54 PM EDT up reply actions

Looking at Vemola's photo on the top...

I use to say that he have “one eye at the fish and the other at the cat”

by Mr. Pricoli on May 10, 2011 11:30 AM EDT reply actions

My great grandmother used to say:

He’s got the most beautiful blue eyes. One blew east, one blew west!

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by esquilinho on May 10, 2011 1:18 PM EDT up reply actions

gotta love a bad case of Strabismus.

by samir-canada on May 10, 2011 4:03 PM EDT up reply actions

It’s gonna be a challenge for Vemola to keep his eye on Bonnar inside the cage.

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by mburtoni on May 10, 2011 11:38 AM EDT via mobile reply actions

Bonnar..

He said he wanted a fight with Rich Franklin, well I guess this will test if he can hang with any relevant fighters

by elmojo on May 10, 2011 11:57 AM EDT reply actions

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by Damon O. on May 10, 2011 12:03 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs

I actually wouldn't be terribly surprised if

Bonnar exploited Vemola’s TD defense and ran a BJJ clinic on him for 3 rounds as he did in the Pokrajac fight.

by Scott Haber on May 10, 2011 12:09 PM EDT reply actions

Get Alexander Gustafsson in there for Stephan instead! Much more exciting fight, and The Mauler deserves to get scheduled soon.

by umbalata on May 10, 2011 12:21 PM EDT reply actions

Vermola by spaz attack.

Keep Firing, Assholes!

Time to put some meat in your pain sandwich.

by Ubernoober on May 10, 2011 12:22 PM EDT reply actions

I could see Bonnar winning if he survives the blitz and then makes it a brawl with a tired Vermola.

by Tats16 on May 10, 2011 12:29 PM EDT reply actions

I agree. Also, it's just fun seeing Bonnar in brawl mode. He really seems to have more fun

by Ziggy325 on May 10, 2011 12:43 PM EDT up reply actions

Bonnar is definitely a fighter that can weather the early storm. Vemola blitzed Petruzelli, but we don’t know if he can do that in rounds 2 and 3. We know that Bonnar thrives off taking punishment. Vemola seems like the type of fighter that’ll play into the fights that Bonnar likes.

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by chrisbboy82 on May 10, 2011 12:59 PM EDT up reply actions

If Bonnar gets through the first he wins this

by KOQ24 on May 10, 2011 1:08 PM EDT reply actions

It really is unfair that anyone should have an eye this lazy. Am I a bad person for giggling when Karlos does press photos, and when Matt Hamill does interviews?

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by Kevin Haggerty on May 10, 2011 1:47 PM EDT reply actions

should be fun

even tho bonnar weathered bones storm i think he gets finished by vem

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by gxc on May 10, 2011 2:00 PM EDT reply actions

This should be an awesome fight.

by Jonathan. on May 10, 2011 2:21 PM EDT reply actions

I’m torn. I want Vemola to win, but I want to see Bonnar’s awesome/creepy post-fight pose again

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by StevenGiles on May 10, 2011 2:23 PM EDT reply actions

I love this guy

Has a sig bet with Californication for Wiman/Siver at UFC 132
Further more, I have a sig bet with Chronogata on Lesnar over JDS

by doonerthesooner on May 10, 2011 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions

I just love that UFC has a niche for guys like Bonnar

When Dana says “be exciting and you’ll stick around”, he actually means it.

Also, it’s easy to forget, but of Stephan’s 7 career losses, only 1 has been to a guy who hasn’t been a UFC Champion — and that was on an accidental headbutt against Soszynski in a fight that he may have been on his way to winning.

Steph may deserve his reputation as a very, very good mid-tier fighter, but you can’t argue that he’s been in with the best of the best and always come to fight.

by PackMMA on May 10, 2011 5:20 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs

I was worried that he was gonna retire so I'm just glad to hear he's got a fight lined up.

I’m pretty much a TUF noob so if it weren’t for Bonnar I wouldn’t love MMA as much as I do.

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by doonerthesooner on May 10, 2011 5:28 PM EDT up reply actions

Stephan’s 7 career losses, only 1 has been to a guy who hasn’t been a UFC Champion

Wow. I never realized that. That’s pretty damn impressive. Especially considering you could have given his first fight with Forrest and his fight with Rashad to him.

The only real “dark mark” on his resume is Coleman.

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by Chris Barton on May 10, 2011 5:41 PM EDT up reply actions

Agreed, that fight was fairly close but Bonnar was being retarded for throwing that spinning heel kick.

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by doonerthesooner on May 10, 2011 5:48 PM EDT up reply actions

Also

He has never been finished (other than by cuts).

by DreamingOfFighting on May 11, 2011 11:37 AM EDT up reply actions

I really hope Bonnar takes this

I saw Vemola at a regional show here in the UK and he was classlessness personified

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by Mattyjudo on May 11, 2011 10:25 AM EDT reply actions