Broken arm forces Jorge Rivera to withdraw from UFC 118 fight against Alessio Sakara
by Jesse Holland on Jul 23, 2010 1:04 PM EDT
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A broken arm has forced Jorge Rivera to withdraw from his UFC 118: "Edgar vs. Penn 2" fight against Alessio Sakara at the TD Garden on August 28 in Boston, Massachusetts.
"El Conquistador" broke the unfortunate news via his Facebook account earlier today.
Rivera (18-7) was riding a three-fight winning streak following his March 31 shellacking of Nate Quarry at UFC Fight Night 21 at the Bojangles Coliseum in North Carolina.
The longtime MMA veteran improved to 7-5 under the UFC banner, with his knockout win over the "Rock" perhaps being his best performance to date. The 38-year-old New England native was hoping to find himself among the big guns of the UFC middleweight division with an impressive win over "Legionarius."
Stay tuned to MMAmania.com for word on a possible replacement for Rivera as well as any additional changes to the upcoming UFC 118 fight card.
In the meantime, catch up on all your "Edgar vs. Penn 2" news and notes here.
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Damn...
was really looking forward to this slugfest. Can’t think of a good replacement for Sakara. Would they put Quarry in there???
Shogun will have the longest championship reign in the UFC
Damn!!!!
Sakara would’ve won, but i was lookin forward to this fight.
Well the weird thing about me is that I grew up fighting and one of my friends introduced me to MMA and I was like, 'Whoa, you mean I can beat up white dudes and not go to jail?"
-Rampage
They should bump Baroni up to fight Sakara
Since his fight is set at 185 anyways…… it would make sense.
Well the weird thing about me is that I grew up fighting and one of my friends introduced me to MMA and I was like, 'Whoa, you mean I can beat up white dudes and not go to jail?"
-Rampage
For sure he would haha
Baroni is done
enzo-enormous
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by enzo-enormous on Jul 23, 2010 1:24 PM EDT up reply actions
shitty i was really looking forward to this!!!
i guess Nate as a replacement?
I'm Not Afraid of Dying, I'm a Little Bit Scared of What Comes After...
by SouthCaliStunNa on Jul 23, 2010 1:39 PM EDT reply actions
Quarry not marquardt
I'm Not Afraid of Dying, I'm a Little Bit Scared of What Comes After...
by SouthCaliStunNa on Jul 23, 2010 1:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes.
"Cowards die many times before their deaths,
The valiant never taste of death but once."
Julius Caesar (II, ii, 32-37)
by Jeremyjackson on Jul 23, 2010 2:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Quarry would get smashed. Not sure who else is available.
"Cowards die many times before their deaths,
The valiant never taste of death but once."
Julius Caesar (II, ii, 32-37)
by Jeremyjackson on Jul 23, 2010 2:04 PM EDT up reply actions
no worries, my fault, i didnt specify
I'm Not Afraid of Dying, I'm a Little Bit Scared of What Comes After...
by SouthCaliStunNa on Jul 23, 2010 7:02 PM EDT up reply actions
I was wondering how long it would take for injuries to start fucking up these stacked summer cards.
"Cowards die many times before their deaths,
The valiant never taste of death but once."
Julius Caesar (II, ii, 32-37)
haha, i was just thinking the same thing
never have any regrets, because at the time, thats all you wanted to do
nah i knocked on my wood, we're good.
I'm Not Afraid of Dying, I'm a Little Bit Scared of What Comes After...
by SouthCaliStunNa on Jul 23, 2010 2:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Hmmm...
Aaron Simpson? Chris Leben?
Maybe bump Cote up?
Anderson Silva will fall via brutal Republican dry-humping.
by Johnny WF on Jul 23, 2010 2:29 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
I'd love to see him avenge the Leben loss
and Cote would be good too. I say give him Bisping already!!!
Well the weird thing about me is that I grew up fighting and one of my friends introduced me to MMA and I was like, 'Whoa, you mean I can beat up white dudes and not go to jail?"
-Rampage
by LeeroyJenkin$ on Jul 23, 2010 5:16 PM EDT up reply actions
bummer
was definitely looking forward to this fight. Marq is fighting Palhares.
get belcher in there
"In Japan, the crowd is quiet, this one time I heard a cute girl fart in the second row." - Rampage Jackson
by Rampagelangford on Jul 23, 2010 3:46 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
i think its gonna be grove
Leg kicks are the most underrated weapon in MMA
by robinhorobson on Jul 23, 2010 6:45 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
just read it on be
Sakara will be facing gerald harris
Leg kicks are the most underrated weapon in MMA
by robinhorobson on Jul 23, 2010 7:06 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
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