Report: Michihiro Omigawa vs. Jason Young, Mark Scanlon vs. James Head Added to UFC 138
by Scott Haber on Jul 21, 2011 3:10 PM EDT
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The fight bookings for the UFC's return to England in November are coming fast and furious with most of the promotion's British fighters being locked up for bouts on the card. Two more match-ups were reported this morning with Fighters Only getting word of Michihiro Omigawa and Jason Young agreeing to a featherweight contest, and Jay Furness at YourMMA.tv reporting a welterweight bout between Mark Scanlon and James Head.
Omigawa last saw action in Vancouver at UFC 131 where he loss a very controversial decision to Darren Elkins, despite Omigawa seemingly controlling the action and doing more damage over the course of three rounds. Jason Young, meanwhile, fought on the same card on short notice against Dustin Poirier, and put up a competitive fight despite dropping a decision. As a result the Brit has been rewarded with a full training camp and fight in front of his hometown British fans.
Scanlon vs. Head should prove to be a grappling battle, as Scanlon boasts five submission victories via a variety of chokes, armbars and leglocks, and holds a purple belt in Luta Livre under Marcelo Brigadeiro, who teaches the grappling art at Team Kaobon in Liverpool. Head, on the other hand, is a practitioner of more traditional Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and holds a purple belt himself, under BJJ phenom Rafael Lovato. Head will also be dropping down to 170 lbs for this fight after making his UFC debut at middleweight in a loss to Nick Ring.
Here's how the UFC 138 card is currently stacking up:
-Chris Leben vs. Mark Munoz
-Thiago Alves vs. Papy Abedi
-Brad Pickett vs. Renan Barao
-Anthony Njokuani vs. Paul Taylor
-Terry Etim vs. Edward Faaloloto
-Michihiro Omigawa vs. Jason Young
-Mark Scanlon vs. James Head
-John Hathaway vs. TBA
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Omigawa better fuck this slack jawed yokel up.
or I’m going to cry.
and if he doesn't i fear it is the end of the road for him with the ufc
hopefully it can stick around until the ufc goes to japan. same for akiyama.
I don't think so
He was highly sought by the UFC and Dana gave him a win bonus last fight though he technically lost. I think in the bosses eyes, he has 2 more losses before he gets cut.
Assuming the first 4 fights are the main card
This just needs one co-main and it’s actually a fairly good televised show.
And don’t say Sherk vs. Guida because there is no way the UFC would willingly put Sherk in that main or co-main slot ever again.
the chris leben fight
As a five founder is the big announcement. Which just goes to show how shitty these announcements can be
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by Discman2 on Jul 21, 2011 5:37 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Michi/Young should be a fun one.
I don’t know who the hell Scanlon is though.
What everyone needs to do is calm down, take a deep breath, and prepare their bodies for the Thunderdome.
by lowellthehammer on Jul 21, 2011 2:17 PM EDT reply actions
This is probably a must win for omigawa
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by poundnground on Jul 21, 2011 2:41 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Even more so than other cards from England
This seems to be a perfectly middle-of-the-road card.
i think you mean this card is like a turd that wont flush. i’d rather you guys in the US kept this one. we’d prefer a proper ufc to come to england rather than this insult
I was trying to be polite!
These matches mostly don’t mean much in the grand scheme of the UFC. Leben vs. Munoz isn’t even a co-main event. It’s a free card, and it’s quite a few weeks away, but I already want my money back!
by Wonderjudas on Jul 21, 2011 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions
It's not that terrible
Compared to 120, which was completely uninteresting outside of the main and co-main.
Omigawa!! He was robbed in his last fight. I hope he satus around. He should be able to control young on the ground.
by J smooth 420 on Jul 21, 2011 3:40 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Cannot wait to see
Etim back in the octagon. Mich got this in the bag , and I’m rooting for Munoz all day.
by Mantis xX on Jul 21, 2011 3:41 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Stays around. I like this Jason too he showed me a lot n his last fight. I thought he was gonna get ran thru.
by J smooth 420 on Jul 21, 2011 3:45 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
I looke at the lineup
and was underwhelmed, then looked up and saw this was in the UK. It certainly isn’t Hendo/Rampage, but not bad either.
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by Cory Braiterman on Jul 21, 2011 3:57 PM EDT reply actions
that TBA guy better not drop out this time. i gotta know what he looks like!
by Victor Rodriguez on Jul 21, 2011 4:33 PM EDT reply actions
YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Terry Etim is back!!!!!
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i assume this wil be free in canada
so i won’t complain about it.
having said that – if i was a british ufc fan, i would be pissed that bisping/miller is not on this card.
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