alves out for ufc 111

[sundin4prez]

Former welterweight number one contender Thiago Alves has been pulled from his March 27 fight against Jon Fitch at UFC 111 after a CAT Scan has revealed an irregularity involving an artery in his brain.

TMZ first reported the unfortunate news earlier today and MMAmania.com has since confirmed the change with sources close to one of the fight camps.

Despite information in the original report the states otherwise, MMAmania.com has learned that UFC officials are currently searching for a replacement on the east coast who is licensed in New Jersey; however, the possibilities are slim due to the timing and strict licensing requirements in the "Garden State."

Still, Fitch has been instructed to maintain his current weight -- though the former collegiate wrestling standout has offered to move up to Middleweight (185-pounds) if it increases the promotion's chances of finding a suitable opponent.

Stay tuned for more on this breaking news in a bit.


link is here

http://www.mmamania.com/2010/3/25/1389697/thiago-alves-pulled-from-ufc-111

[sundin4prez]

no replacement fighter for fitch......Kurt Pellegrino and Fabricio Camoes promoted to main card of Saturday's pay-per-view......

[smarmy]

that sucks. I like watching this guy fight and already put action on him. dammit. hope all is well for him and he returns to the octagon quickly.

[GoldRush7]

Unreal

[urge2kill]

TMZ is breaking MMA news now?

[Boddhissatva]

Ben Saunders has been slated to go against Fitch.

[Boddhissatva]

Dana while also said that this "could be career ending" for Alves...

hopefully not.

[sundin4prez]

Ben Saunders has been slated to go against Fitch.

gonna be a good fight....... depending on the odds and when there released i going big on fitch.....

[terpkeg]

This is terrible news. Two of the best fights on the card go down the tube. Plus I had a large play on Ellenberger.

[The HOFF]

This really sucks. One of the fights I was looking forward to the most.

[illmatick]

Ellenberger was my play of the year

[ddream1]

wow, i really hope alves is ok. juding by all i have read and seen he appears to be a high quality person. question do all fighters get cat scans before fights? or did something tigger this test?

[sundin4prez]

wow, i really hope alves is ok. juding by all i have read and seen he appears to be a high quality person. question do all fighters get cat scans before fights? or did something tigger this test?

only in new jersey and when the fighter goes to get his licence..... which means if this fight was anywhere but NJ he would be fighting which potentially is very dangerous

[brooks85]

wtf, i didnt even know jake was out, I was also loving that play.

[playa420]

Its a Good thing he was in New Jersey, and caught this before the fight.Hopefully he can bounce back from this.

[c-pod]

that sucks, shoulda been a good fight

[Kaladarus]

Lets hope they can fix some fights before the event, this is terrible news for an event thats only 2days away.

[Tree Rollins]

Alves' camp doesn't seem to be all that worried. They seem to think he'll be moved to ufc 112 in abu dhabi, and everything will be okay.

[RobbReport]

now Saunders will beat fitch's ass.

[RussianMike]

Dude pulling out saved you cheese. Fitch superior in EVERY aspect of mma to alves.

[RobbReport]

every aspect? Fitch's stand up is garbage, his chin is suspect and his wrestling has been saving him this whole time.

[Preston09]

Damn that is tough for the guy.

[sundin4prez]

every aspect? Fitch's stand up is garbage, his chin is suspect and his wrestling has been saving him this whole time.

wait wait wait..... im by no means a fitch fan but your saying he has a sauspect chin?...he has been ko'd once in his career, 8 years ago....

[playa420]

now Saunders will beat fitch's ass.

Are you serious dude?Fitch is pound for pound one of the best fighters in the world.Hes 11-1 in the ufc, and his only loss was to GSP.Saunders on the other hand is a mediocre reality tv fighter, and he got his ass whooped by swick. Saunders is in way over his head here, and is gonna take a beating Saturday night.

[GunShard]

Ben Saunders knows Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do martial arts. I'm not sure how effective it is in the octagon.

[RobbReport]

we'll see

[RobbReport]

Jon Fitch is so ****ing boring and predictible. i hate the way he fights.