Tomasz Drwal vs Mike Ciesnolevicz set for TUF 9 Finale with Eric Schafer hurt
by MMAmania.com on May 5, 2009 3:06 PM EDT
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Tomasz Drwal (15-2) will tangle with Mike Ciesnolevicz (17-3) -- not Eric Schafer (11-3-2) as previously reported -- in a light heavyweight match up at The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 9 Finale at "The Pearl" at the Palms Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada, on June 20.
NWI.com was the first to pass along the news, indicating that the Miletich-trained fighter would replace "Red" on the Spike TV special presentation.
Ciesnolevicz made his Octagon debut at UFC 95: "Sanchez vs. Stevenson," submitting Neil Grove via heel hook in a heavyweight tilt. He was supposed to return to action against Eliot Marshall last month at UFC 97: "Redemption;" however, he sustained an injury of his own during training and was forced to bow out of the 205-pound contest.
The former Quad Cities Silverbacks team member back in the International Fight League (IFL) heyday is a very well rounded competitor with a balanced five stoppages and seven submissions. Five of those seven subs have come by way of guillotine choke, which the heavy-handed "Polish Gorilla" will need to be weary of if Ciesnolevicz feels the need to take the fight south.
Drwal has been plagued with injuries since his Octagon debut in September 2006 — a second round technical knockout loss to Thiago Silva at UFC 75: "Champion vs. Champion" in an all-out brawl. Prior to that loss — just the second of his 17-fight career – Drwal had reeled off 13 straight victories.
He got back in the win column by making quick work of Ivan Serati earlier this year, smashing him silly and putting him to sleep in little more than two minutes of work. Drwal will more than likely do his best to do the same to Ciesnolevicz, but he’ll need to be weary of submission attempts while doing it.
TUF 9 Finale features a lightweight match between Diego Sanchez and Clay Guida, as well as a co main event that pits and Joe Stevenson against Nate Diaz in another fantastic 155-pound showdown.
Naturally, the Spike TV special will also host the lightweight and welterweight finales for the ninth season of TUF, which is currently in progress. Coach Dan Henderson is leading a U.S. team against coach Michael Bisping and his British squad.
For more on TUF 9 Finale click here.
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im not even going to comment on this thread unless I find some news to hiJack it with!
by john on May 5, 2009 4:13 PM EDT up reply actions
it’s all about cote guys he can take any guy wooooooooooooooo there’s no one that can beat cote but cote himself
by sdow on May 5, 2009 4:17 PM EDT up reply actions
LOL, you’re funny Patrick. Are you still wearing your boxers backwards?
by LJ on May 5, 2009 4:19 PM EDT up reply actions
thats right i can’t like normal people am i stand out am a killer any want’s to prove me wrong then bring it yeah wooooooooo briiiiiiiing it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by sdow on May 5, 2009 4:35 PM EDT up reply actions
4 in a row but in the ufc two. he beat alexander and mendes
by Clinton Jackson (formerly Jared) on May 5, 2009 5:23 PM EDT up reply actions
And like a cockroach when the lights are turned on… here comes the Cote dude.
by DSmith on May 5, 2009 5:42 PM EDT up reply actions
they normally go away when i turn the lights on in my shitty apartment, lol!
by brendan on May 5, 2009 8:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Say their last names together 5 times fast. Go on, I dare you.
I suddenly feel bad for Goldie and Rogan trying to commentate on this fight. Just listening to them should be a hoot.
by Freddy on May 5, 2009 3:21 PM EDT reply actions
Let’s be grateful it’s not an Affliction card . Can you imagine what Tito would say?
by DSmith on May 5, 2009 3:33 PM EDT up reply actions
hahaha, I have no problems pronouncing their names fast and clean… then again, i have no problem pronouncing anyone’s name
by RoB on May 5, 2009 4:29 PM EDT up reply actions
exactly.. good luck telling anyone about this fight; it’ll be “that guy vs the other guy”. Hopefully for Joe’s sake they have easy nicknames.
by O damn he got caught on May 5, 2009 5:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Goldie: “Yada yada in the red shorts and blah blah blah in the the black shorts. On a lengthy win streak before his injuries was blah blah blah. Needs to be aware of the heel does Yada yada right Joe?…”
by DSmith on May 5, 2009 5:49 PM EDT up reply actions
honestly, their names aren’t that hard to pronounce.. I hate it when the commentators can’t say their names correctly..
by RoB on May 5, 2009 5:57 PM EDT up reply actions
No doubt.
Those might be the two hardest to spell names in the UFC.
“Tomasz Drawl VS Mike Ciesnolevicz”
by Jrandolph on May 5, 2009 5:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Tomasz Drwal = Tomash Drval
And everyone – including Ciesnolevicz himself, IIRC – just mangles Ciesnolevicz into “Chez-no-levych”, so the bar is actually pretty low there.
I hope people can figure out how to say “Mike” on their own.
Of course, most MMA commentators are too lazy and ignorant to even get a big name like “Fedor” right, so I won’t be getting my hopes up.
by MattNY on May 5, 2009 9:07 PM EDT reply actions
“Drwal” is correct. “W” is pronounced as a “V” in Polish.
by Jaskier on May 6, 2009 9:00 AM EDT reply actions
I realize that, flower-boy. :) I spelled it phonetically for those who don’t know that…
by MattNY on May 6, 2009 8:09 PM EDT up reply actions
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