Illness forces Heath Herring to withdraw from UFC 99 bout against Cain Velasquez on June 13
by Jesse Holland on May 19, 2009 6:55 PM EDT
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Mixed martial arts veteran Heath Herring has been forced to withdraw from his UFC 99 bout against undefeated heavyweight prospect Cain Velasquez, scheduled for June 13 from the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany, as reported by MMA Fanhouse.
According to the report, Herring has been battling an illness for weeks and has been unable to train.
"The Texas Crazy Horse" has not seen action since a unanimous decision loss to Brock Lesnar at UFC 87: "Seek and Destroy" back in August 2008. He sustained a serious eye injury during the fight, which required him to remain on the sidelines for several months.
Herring has had mixed results since joining the promotion in early 2007, losing three fights and winning two. He has gone the distance in all five of those contests. A big win over a rising star like Velasquez would have gone a long way in re-establishing him as a top talent.
Now Velasquez is left without an opponent -- though the timing is a bit coincidental.
Former UFC and PRIDE heavyweight Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic announced yesterday (May 18) that he will return to the UFC on June 13 against Mustapha Al-Turk -- who was already set to face undefeated American Top Team (ATT) heavyweight Todd Duffee, who fights out of the famous London Shoot gym in the United Kingdom.
With Duffee and Velasquez both needing a date for the big show, it would make sense to have them hook 'em up rather than scramble for last-minute replacements.
Then again, that's merely speculation on my part.
Velasquez most recently mugged Denis Stojnic at UFC Fight Night 17 for a round and a half en route to a second round technical knockout victory. It marked just the first time that a Velasquez opponent has made it out of the opening frame.
The American Kickboxing Academy (AKA) disciple revealed after the fight that he was disappointed with the dominating performance and vowed to come back better than an ever in his next appearance. Who that appearance will be against remains to be seen.
Stay tuned.
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nooooooooooooooo~
this news just ruined my day!
by stinky~fingers on May 19, 2009 7:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I was thinking the same thing! I’m a huge fan and thought this was a good match up!
you in bay area stinky?
by kevin on May 19, 2009 7:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nice replacement there! but in any case, f**k f**k f**k!!! What the F0ck is up with all these injuries? Is there a UFC event more cursed than this one?!?
by Syd[a.k.a. "The Negation"] on May 20, 2009 12:32 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You’re thinking of 98, Syd.
But yeah, these guys need to take some more precautions when they’re traing, because it’s getting crazy. I know you have to train at full speed sometimes, but I suspect a lot of these injuries occur when guys are sparring and rolling and they’re really fatigued. Injuries are more likely when you’re tired.
by Jeremyjackson on May 20, 2009 12:35 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If Cro cop wasnt such a Biatch these days, he would demand Cain instead of fighting the “King of cans” al-turk
by john on May 19, 2009 7:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
great post John! Who knows, maybe that will happen. I’d pick Cro Cop!
by kevin on May 19, 2009 7:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cain vs Cro Cop would much better of course, but the UFC gotta take it easy with young Cain, even though I sincerely think he would put Cro Cop on his back and pound him out.
BESIDESSSSSSSSSSSS, the reason I just came to the site is because I was placing some bets for basketball tonight and went to check the MMA lines. BoDog currently has the odds for Hughes/Serra crossed off. What is going on?? Anybody hear of any news on either of them?? I haven’t been around all that much. Detoxing……. About time…………
by ViolentMike on May 19, 2009 7:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cro cop v Cain would be a great idea. Mirko may still need some UFC training wheels though so I don’t see it happening.
by DSmith on May 19, 2009 8:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He looked fine in that video posted a few weeks ago. The one where he’s showing that dude around his house. But that video may have been shot a few weeks before that.
I dont think Cain is a contender yet at all. The dude is only 4 or 5 fights into his career. He isn’t taking the Brock route, or he’d already have had a title shot. Feed his ass to Cro Cop’s left leg.
by Synyster on May 19, 2009 9:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That’s exactly what i was thinking Synyster even in his sparring videos over at Wand’s gym. Cro Cop-Cain would be a great matchup but not as good as the Herring fight. Herring is good everywhere but doesn’t really have great finishing abilities. That’s why i would have shown a lot of things about Cain to go with someone very durable. Cro Cop may not be as durable or versatile but that kick can still end lives. Cro Cop should have been his next fight after Herring if this garbage hadn’t happened.
by NameNotRequired on May 19, 2009 11:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Vm[as well as john and the other betters], where do you bet online? And do they require credit cards when betting? Just curious how you guys go about betting there in the US[land of the cool], hehe!
by Syd[a.k.a. "The Negation"] on May 20, 2009 12:38 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL!The land of the cool!
Some in the States use Betus.com,but you can’t use it in Netherlands,Canada,Costa Rica, Panama,Netherlands Antilles,Philippines!So your screw!!
by Alpha Male 360 on May 20, 2009 12:46 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah! WTF is up with that Alpha Male? I also noticed that in some other websites, the dropdown doesn’t include Philippines, but it includes some obscure African country… Now wtf is up with that?!? I guess people like us who live in the countries you mentioned aren’t good enough and are looked down upon[just like the Albanians are being discriminated by the Serbs and Slavs[or somethin’ to that effect]…F**k this messed up system!!….But seriously, how do you bet, and do you need a credit card[‘coz mine’s maxxed out!].
by Syd[a.k.a. "The Negation] on May 20, 2009 2:15 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It is f..k up!But we(Canada)have others,site were you,can bet on…But to tell you the truth,i never use them,so i can’t answer your question.What i do is plain old extortion of friends.That way you always have great odds!
by Alpha Male 360 on May 20, 2009 2:25 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
SYD, I use BetUs and BoDog.
With BetUs I can deposit with my debit card, but not all banks allow it.
On BoDog, I can’t use my debit card, I had to set up an EwalletExpress account and hook up my checking account to that, transfer money, and then deposit to BoDog from there.
Hoe you check back…
by ViolentMike on May 20, 2009 11:09 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
What a dick of a comment. Cro Cop never picks his fights dickwipe…never has done and never will. Even if UFC were to ask CC to fight Brock instead of Al-Turk with one hour’s notice, he would step up and fight Brock (and probably beat him if he has returned to his Pride ways). If CC has truly conquered his mental demons, 2009 could be a bad year for all the UFC HWs. WAR CC and LHK.
by jayshogun on May 19, 2009 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Weak sauce… Lame if Cain has to take a step down in competition like you suggested. What about Kongo?
by BNF on May 19, 2009 7:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
2009 is turning out to be the year of the injuries! Kongo would be a perfect replacement.
by JV on May 19, 2009 7:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Shane Carwin, Cro Cop, Kongo are viable options lets hope they dont give valesquez another easy opponent to buff his record.
by Colin D on May 19, 2009 7:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
As stated by MikeyBear, Dos Santos is ready[and waiting]…
by Syd[a.k.a. "The Negation"] on May 20, 2009 12:49 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is getting out of hand, we don’t even go 3 days without seeing someone hurt!!!
by Shadyone33 on May 19, 2009 7:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
DAMN IT TO HELL, I was going to bet some $$$$ on Herring.. Lame, hope he gets well.
by O damn he got caught on May 19, 2009 7:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, that illness is called fear.
by El Mexicutioner, formerly The Mexicutioner on May 19, 2009 7:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
lol, come on mexi! Herring has fought (win or lose) a who’s who list of heavy weights! I think this is one of your worst contributions ever (and you don’t have too many!!!!)!!!!
by kevin on May 19, 2009 7:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It was more of a jab, being that I’m not a fan of Herrings.
by El Mexicutioner, formerly The Mexicutioner on May 19, 2009 8:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I figured, but I still couldn’t believe it!
by kevin on May 19, 2009 9:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
lol i dont believe herring knows what the word fear means, hes by far one of the toughest sob’s in the business
by brendan on May 20, 2009 1:24 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah. Herring’s tough as shit and he’s been to war with the best of ‘em. No way he’s scared.
by Jeremyjackson on May 20, 2009 1:27 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
This does suck, O damn, I was going to bet some cash on Herring too. I don’t know, it’s possible they could get Cro Cop, but I doubt Carwin, due to the fact of a broken nose doesn’t heal that fast lol. Kongo maybe, just to prove how awful his stand up game really is lol.
by ItsJustMe on May 19, 2009 7:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
i was going to say let al-turk fight his original opponent dufee and give cro cop velasquez
by Clinton Jackson (formerly Jared) on May 19, 2009 7:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Let CroCop fight Velasquez
by El Mexicutioner, formerly The Mexicutioner on May 19, 2009 7:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
So i guess it’ll be another can for Velasquez then…
by Green Inferno on May 19, 2009 7:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
This sucks. Well they better give him a quality opponent at least and not someone life Duffee. I think Kongo would be a really good match up for him.
by subwayy2sallyy on May 19, 2009 7:46 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Put Kongo or Carwin in as a replacement.
by horny for gina on May 19, 2009 7:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
HE HAS SWINE FLU!!!!!
OH NOEEEESSSS!!!!
by MongoMAn on May 19, 2009 8:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
i love dana but i seriously doubt he puts CroCop in there bcause him like everybody else knows CroCop would get beat down
by juggalomike on May 19, 2009 9:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
What the hell is going on with all these injuries! Does this mean CroCop steps in there with Cain?
by DownUnder on May 19, 2009 9:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Hope is the best thing that dreamers get!
by Alpha Male 360 on May 20, 2009 12:23 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
heath was winning that fight against brock till he got caught
by HellaHectic on May 20, 2009 12:14 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, he did look like he had it in the bag for those first four seconds.
by Jeremyjackson on May 20, 2009 12:15 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL! I’m assuming HellaHectic was being facetious.
by RedDog on May 20, 2009 12:34 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
this is more dissappointing to me than the anthony johnson- mike brown fight…but the event is pretty far out…i dont think heath wanted this fight, cain is just too damn good and i thought he was a really bad match up for heath. oh well i guess someone else is gonna have to feel the wrath of cain.
by Arroyo13 on May 20, 2009 2:46 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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