Light heavyweight contender Forrest Griffin has been sidelined by a severe staph infection in his knee and today was forced to withdraw from his UFC70 bout with Lyoto Machida.[]
Who’s left to fight? Keith Jardine looks to be a favorite, and Jason Lambert must be fresh and in good shape after his destruction of Renato Sobral (”Babalu”) at UFC68. Other contenders could be Jeremy Horn, Sean Salmon and James Irvin. I have no idea where this one is going to go.
Here’s the poll:
Forrest Griffins replacement Vs. Lyoto Machida will be:
- Keith Jardine (50%)
- Jason Lambert (27%)
- Sean Salmon (12%)
- James Irvin (8%)
- Jeremy Horn (4%)
Total Votes: 26
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The UFC70 Fight Card has been updated. Forrest Griffin will fight Lyoto Machida, I forgot to edit the article and tell you about it.
Sidenote: Is Machida’s nickname related to Ray Liotta? Ryoto Lyoto? I got to say this, he doesn’t look anything like Ray.
Anyway, see the UFC70 Fight Card Update. That’s it for now :)
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The rumor mill on this one is turning and turning. It’s been saying that Chuck Liddell could be facing Quinton Jackson at light heavyweight at UFC71. However this has been trashed left right and center by everyone online. UFC President, Dana White has suggested that it could be someone from outside of the UFC that will fight Liddell. This is a shocker!
My guess is that another Pride superstar is coming to the UFC. Could it be Wanderlei Silva? Antonio Rogerio Nogueiro is out because he would have to at least make his way through Michael Bisping before he gets to Chuck! If Bisping defeats Elvis Sinosi, which he should do, then perhaps one more fighter could be between him and the light heavyweight title.
Also rumored to be on the fight card are the following:
- Karo Parisyan Vs. Josh Burkman
- Tito Ortiz Vs. Rashad Evans
- Chris Leben Vs. Kalib Starnes
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For the first time ever, the UFC heads overseas to take a shot at the fledgling UK MMA market for UFC 70 – Nations Collide. Although not headlining, Michael Bisping (“The Count”), fighting out of Liverpool, will be at the forefront of the impending media frenzy. Like a lamb to the slaughter (and to obviously appease the frothing UK fans) Bisping takes on 6-9-2 Australian journeyman Elvis Sinosic (“The King of Rock and Rumble”) who is coming off his fifth loss in a row in the octagon. Clearly Bantha fodder for the undefeated Count.
We will also be privy to the continued march of Mirko Cro Cop towards his inevitable date with the Heavyweight Championship. Gabriel Gonzaga is the next smear on that road in the way to his destiny. Although his MMA record is 7-1-0, Gonzaga is a rookie compared to the caliber of fighter we see in Cro Cop (22-4-2).
On the other undercard we get to witness the resurgence of the former Heavyweight Champion Andrei Arlovski. His career looked to be spiraling to the basement after consecutive losses to Tim Sylvia, but he came back with a vengeance with a TKO victory over Marcio Cruz at UFC 66 and looks to take on Cro Cop Squad Gym prodigy, Brazilian Fabricio Werdum. This is the UFC debut for Werdum, although he has had great success fighting in the Pride Circuit, and boasting an Internatonal MMA record of 9-2-1.
Finally, the last card is probably the last chance for TUF1 standout and all round nice guy Forrest Griffin (13-4-0). He’s taking on undefeated Brazilian Lyoto Machida (8-0-0) as he tries to salvage his UFC career after losses to Tito Ortiz and a devastating TKO defeat at the hands of Keith Jardine (“The Dean of Mean”).
With a standout International card, the UFC hopes to solidify its position in the world of international MMA by unleashing its pay per view prowess on the European public. April 21, 2007, Nations will collide.
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Here are my predicted winners for UFC68.
- Georges St. Pierre
- Diego Sanchez
- Yushin Okami
- Kendall Grove
- Roger Huerta
- Pete Sell []
- Pete Spratt []
- Heath Herring
- Luke Cummo Vs. Josh Haynes []
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(4 votes, average: 4.5 out of 5)
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