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Yves Edwards vs Duane Ludwig Strikeforce fight set with Josh Thomson injured


Strikeforce Lightweight Champion Josh "The Punk" Thomson has been forced out of his first scheduled title defense against Yves Edwards (34-14-1) because of a broken toe sustained during training.

Duane "Bang" Ludwig (17-8) will now replace the champ against Edwards in a three round non-title fight at a catchweight of 164 pounds on the Strikeforce: "Destruction" card, which is set to go down at the HP Pavillion in San Jose, Calif., on November 21.

Ludwig is coming off a first round technical knockout win over Sam Morgan on the Strikeforce: "Payback" card last month. The victory was revenge for a previous loss the Denver native suffered at the hands of Morgan more than three years ago.

He's a very accomplished mixed martial artist who has competed professionally since early 2000. During his nearly nine year career he's stood across the ring or cage with mixed results against such world class caliber fighters as BJ Penn (loss), Takanori Gomi (loss), Jens Pulver (win), Thomas Denny (win), Tony Frykland (win), Tyson Griffin (loss), Paul Daley (loss) and Josh Thomson (loss).

In short, he'll be well prepared to step in on short notice to face the very experienced Yves Edwards.

Edwards' last fight was a first round technical knockout loss to KJ Noons in June for the Elite XC lightweight championship. Before that loss, he strung together three consecutive wins since joining the infamous American Top Team (ATT) camp in Coconut Creek, Florida.

His career has been revitalized under the new camp, putting his lackluster record of (1-5) from late 2005 through late 2007 behind him for the most part. Obviously, the loss to Noons was a set back, but this high profile fight should be a better example of which Yves Edwards we should expect to see from here on out ... title fight or not.

Strikeforce: "Destruction" will air live on HDNet beginning at 9 p.m. ET on fight night. For the complete fight card click here.

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Decent fight!

by JV on Nov 11, 2008 12:33 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

now yves edwards actually has a slight chance at winning… slight being the key word

by brendan on Nov 11, 2008 12:37 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

good replacement… Edwards can now earn that title shot.

by CITY BOXER on Nov 11, 2008 12:43 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

both men have fought some of the best in the world it should be a great fight, it seems to me organizations underrate edwards because of his record

by randy murders on Nov 11, 2008 1:48 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

agreed, everyone thinks edwards’ time has passed. Remember when he was pretty much king of the LWs. I hope he can still make a big run to get back to top 10.

by NameNotRequired on Nov 11, 2008 1:52 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Hope yves takes it. he still has one of the coolest ko’s in the ufc. spining jumping kick to the head.

by doomdoom on Nov 11, 2008 1:49 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

He DOES own the best KO in XC. The 1 legged flying knee was amazing!!!

by BNF on Nov 11, 2008 2:07 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Going with Duane on this one, being a fellow Coloradan I gotta back him up.

by O damn he got caught on Nov 11, 2008 2:18 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

dude i am way more excited about this then lesnar couture…

by The_Cannibal on Nov 11, 2008 3:41 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

why is ATT infamous? maybe world famous but I doubt infamous

infamous |ˈinfəməs|
adjective
well known for some bad quality or deed : an infamous war criminal.
• wicked; abominable : the medical council disqualified him for infamous misconduct.
• historical Law (of a person) deprived of all or some citizens’ rights as a consequence of conviction for a serious crime.

only cause I’ve seen it used out of context on this site before

by WARMMA on Nov 11, 2008 10:46 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Go get him, Bang!

by Uberhack on Nov 13, 2008 4:43 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

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