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After the UFC yanked Vitor Belfort out of an October match-up with Alan Belcher in order to face light heavyweight champion Jon Jones a month earlier, many fans were left wondering how the organization would handle the vacancy considering Belcher?s status as one of the top 185ers on the roster. While names like Chris Weidman and Wanderlei Silva were thrown around, in the end it looks like ?The Talent? won?t be fighting at UFC 153 after all based on an injury he sustained while training for the expected tilt.
?Everyone?s asking if I am mad at the UFC, Jones, (and) Belfort. (The) answer is no. This is a blessing in disguise. I have a spinal fracture,? wrote Belcher on Twitter.
Belcher: “I Don’t Plan on Losing Anytime Soon”
While the injury sounds severe, apparently it won?t keep Belcher out of action for very long, as the 28-year old added a follow-up message saying he expected to be ready to rumble by November and wanted a Top 5 foe, specially mentioning Weidman as an option he was interested in.
The 18-6 Belcher is currently on a four-fight winning streak including finishes of Patrick Cote and most recently Rousimar Palhares. The UFC currently has two shows scheduled for November with UFC 154 on November 17 in Montreal seeming to be a logical destination.
Additionally, it has since been announced the rematch between light heavyweights Phil Davis-Wagner Prado has been moved from UFC on FX 5 to UFC 153 to replace Belcher-Belfort.
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As Kevin Iole reported, UFC 151 has been canceled. The show, scheduled for Sept. 1, was supposed to feature Jon Jones' title defense against Dan Henderson. Because Henderson sustained a knee injury and Jones turned down Chael Sonnen as a replacement, the entire Las Vegas event has been scrapped.
Jones will go on to fight Lyoto Machida at UFC 152 in Toronto while Henderson rehabilitates, but the card had 10 other fights featuring 20 other fighters. Though the fights will likely be put on other, future cards, moving a fight can severely affect their finances.
With most fighters making the Octagon three or four times a year and only getting paid by the UFC after a fight, they plan their finances around fight dates. Charlie Brenneman, who was supposed to face Kyle Noke at UFC 151, tweeted his unhappiness to Jones.
Shane Roller was scheduled to fight Jacob Volkmann and didn't believe the news at first.
Danny Castillo would like to know if you could spot him a $50.
Lightweight Joe Lauzon was not scheduled for the card, but wrote a good explanation as to why fighters would be angry about the cancellation.
Not only has this screwed over all the fans that bought tickets, non refundable airfare, took off work, made arrangements, etc? but think of all the fighters. Fighters that put in full camps, flew people in that helped them trains, etc. By the time I am actually fight, I spend close to 20k between corners, flights, expenses, coaches, etc? and then to have the whole show cancelled because ONE guy didn't want to fight. This ONE guy that had trained an entire camp, who was the CHAMP and at the top of his weight class,� who was going to fight someone who didn't do the camp, and was fighting UP a weight class.
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Even though Frankie Edgar held UFC gold at 155 pounds and was extremely competitive in his recent meeting with current champion Benson Henderson the 30-year old ?Answer? will be taking to the Octagon as a featherweight in his next bout. Edgar revealed the change earlier this month, citing the constant pressure about his small stature and interest in a change of scenery as his motivation for the move.
However, it looks like Edgar?s run at 145 pounds could be an abbreviated one, as he recently explained he?s hoping to alternate between featherweight/lightweight similar to another popular star on the UFC roster.
Edgar Willing to Help Nate Diaz Train for Lightweight Title-Fight
?I think big fights definitely interest me whatever weight class they?re at, so maybe in the future who knows where else I could go, but it?s just something I want to try for now,? said Edgar in an interview with MMAWeekly, adding his drop to 145 is, ?Not saying that I?ll never go back to 155.?
?It?s just another stage to my career. I?m just trying to make the best of it I guess. I?m not cemented anywhere. You?ve got a guy like Dan Henderson who would fight 185 sometimes, 205 sometimes; if I could be that guy, that would be interesting too,? he concluded.
No opponent or tentative date has been named for Edgar?s featherweight debut. It is assumed he will face one of the division?s top contenders in order to set up a potential meeting with title-holder Jose Aldo.
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