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Jon Madsen steps up to face Rolles Gracie at UFC 109 |
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rush13
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Date:
2010-02-02 04:34:41
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ATO reported on Friday that Mustapha Al Turk was having visa issues and may not be able to compete on the UFC 109 card in Las Vegas Saturday. Jon Madsen was being considered as a replacement at the time. ATO just confirmed with a source at the HIT squad that Madsen has accepted the fight and will face undefeated Rolles Gracie next weekend.
Madsen was recently featured on the tenth season of The Ultimate Fighter. He defeated Abe Wagner in the first round and fell to the eventual runner up Brendan Schaub in the second round. At the Finale Madsen defeated housemate Justin Wren to earn another opportunity in the UFC. Should Madsen defeat Gracie he could be in line for a big fight in the late Spring. |
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Ghosteater
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2010-02-02 04:53:47
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It'll be good to see more Gracies in MMA, too bad for Al-turk.. woulda ben good fight. More interesting thou.. i wanna see how Gracie BJJ has evolved and what kinda game (young)Rolles & (older)Renzo bring to the cage... |
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tremblay6
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2010-02-02 06:05:01
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UFC newcomer Joey Beltran (10-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC) is likely to replace Mostapha Al Turk (6-5 MMA, 0-2 UFC) and fight fellow octagon rookie Rolles Gracie (3-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) at Saturday's UFC 109 event.
Beltran's manager, Matt Stansell, today told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) that the fighter agreed to the bout and is expected to replace Al Turk, who's dealing with non-injury-related issues.
Although waiting for final word on Al Turk's status, Beltran tomorrow leaves for Las Vegas, which hosts UFC 109 on Feb. 6.
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gaz1012
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2010-02-03 00:12:04
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It is confirmed as Beltran on the UFC website. I prefer this fight to the Madsen one, as Ghosteater said, will be interesting how Gracie gets on in the UFC. |
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