UFC 96: Tamdan McCrory vs Ryan Madigan
by Jesse Holland on Feb 6, 2009 12:49 PM EST
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MMAmania.com can confirm that Tamdan McCrory will replace an injured Ben Saunders to face the debuting Ryan Madigan who is replacing an injured Dustin Hazelett at UFC 96 'Jackson vs. Jardine' on March 7 from the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.
In short: Saunders vs. Hazelett is now McCrory vs. Madigan.
McCrory — a 20-something college student at The State University of New York at Cortland (SUNY Cortland) who also moonlights as a full-time fighter — was submitted by Brazilian jiu-jitsu specialist Dustin Hazelett at UFC 91: "Couture vs. Lesnar" on November 15.
He is already an Octagon veteran with four fights under his belt.
"The Barncat" defeated Luke Cummo via unanimous decision at UFC 87: "Seek and Destroy" and tapped Pete Spratt in his promotional debut at UFC Fight Night 10 in June 2007.
McCrory could use a big win here to stay relevant in a crowded UFC 170-pound division.
He'll be facing Octagon newcomer Ryan Madigan, who originally replaced Hazelett against Saunders. "The Lion" has five professional fights in the sport that date back to 2006. He is undefeated, finishing all of his opponents early with a nice mix of (technical) knockouts and submissions.
He’ll have his hands full trying to continue that streak against the wily "Barn Cat" when the pair collide in the "Buckeye State" on fight night.
UFC 96 features a three-round light heavyweight tilt between former division champion Quinton "Rampage" Jackson and Keith Jardine. Heavyweight hopeful Shane Carwin is also expected to tangle with former number one contender Gabriel Gonzaga in the co-featured fight of the evening.
To check out the latest UFC 96 fight cards and rumors click here.
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Yikes…Madigan looks like The Sandman at the end of Death Warrant when he gets too close to the furnace…
by Jesse Holland on Feb 6, 2009 1:50 PM EST reply actions
Looks like he went straight from a chemo treatment to a photo shoot.
by PW on Feb 6, 2009 2:51 PM EST up reply actions
fire up that photoshop then Jesse…prtetty that ugly up a bit
by McArthur on Feb 6, 2009 3:00 PM EST up reply actions
fo real, almost worse than ufc 95… at least jackson/jardine should be sick
by brendan on Feb 6, 2009 9:43 PM EST up reply actions
This went from an great matchup to not awesome very quickly.
by scissorfight on Feb 6, 2009 2:43 PM EST reply actions
lets go Tamdan KO this guy for everyone at CNYMMA
WAR TAMDAN McCRORY
by Shadow side on Feb 6, 2009 2:57 PM EST reply actions
ugh this turned to a match i was pumped for to something I could’nt care less about it.
by matthew on Feb 6, 2009 3:26 PM EST reply actions
I’ll be making the road trip from Binghamton. I wonder if Tamdan needs a ride.
by godisnowhere on Feb 6, 2009 6:24 PM EST reply actions
lousy card lousy fights long flight to columbus i have alot to think about
by bryant on Feb 6, 2009 7:22 PM EST reply actions
i feel youre pain man… good luck selling your tickets too, i work for an event broker and we bought 8 pairs the day they went on sale and havent sold one of them yet
by brendan on Feb 6, 2009 9:44 PM EST up reply actions
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