Surprise! another fight off.

[Mr. IWS]

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I have a feeling this thread will fill up fast:

Undefeated Korean welterweight Dong Hyun Kim (12-0-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) has been forced to withdraw from a planned UFC 110 bout with Chris Lytle (27-17-5 MMA, 6-9 UFC).

Kim's apparent knee injury was first reported by AOL FanHouse, and MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) has since verified the report.

UFC 110, which is already a sell-out, takes place Sunday, Feb. 21 at Acer Arena in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. With the time difference, the show will air on pay-per-view in the U.S. live on Saturday, Feb. 20.

A replacement for Kim wasn't immediately known, but Lytle is expected to remain on the card.

Kim had sought his fourth-straight UFC win, thought the road to his first three victories hasn't necessarily been a smooth one. "Stun Gun" narrowly edged Matt Brown in a September 2008 split decision, and Kim also had a loss to Karo Parisyan overturned to a no-contest when "The Heat" failed a post-fight drug screen.

Kim also holds UFC wins over T.J. Grant and Jason Tan. Six of Kim's 12 career victories have come by knockout or TKO.

Meanwhile, Lytle will hope for another scrappy opponent as he looks involve himself in another potential "Fight of the Night." Already a four-time winner of the award, Lytle's subpar career record in the UFC is offset by his scrappy style and willingness to stand and trade with any fighter in the UFC's welterweight division.

Lytle has won three-straight "Fight of the Night" awards with wins over Kevin Burns and Paul Taylor sandwiched around a split-decision loss to Marcus Davis.

For complete coverage of UFC 110, including the latest rumored fight card, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of MMAjunkie.com.

[SPX]

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Damn it! I was looking forward to that fight, too. Probably would've had some money on Stun Gun if I could've gotten good odds.

[Mr. IWS]

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Lil Nog now out.

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Antonio Rogerio Nogueira has withdrawn from his co-headlining light heavyweight contest against Brandon Vera at UFC 109 on Feb. 6 in Las Vegas due to injury, Sherdog.com has learned from multiple sources.

Nogueira, the brother of former UFC interim heavyweight champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, suffered a fractured ankle, said both sources. Nogueira’s manager, Ed Soares, could not be initially reached to confirm the injury.

The 33-year-old Brazilian had debuted strong for the promotion with a first-round technical knockout against Luis Arthur Cane at UFC 106 on Nov. 21 in Las Vegas. Nogueira has won six consecutive bouts; his last loss was a 23-second knockout at the hands of Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou at Pride 33 in February 2007.

Sources said the UFC is currently working to secure a new opponent for Vera on the same card.

Vera lost a unanimous decision to UFC hall of famer Randy Couture at UFC 105 on Nov. 14 in Manchester, England. The 32-year-old kickboxer had clocked in victories against Krzysztof Soszynski and Michael Patt before that.

[Luke]

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Vera fighting Jones now

Jon Jones and Brandon Vera will meet in a light heavyweight headliner at a UFC event on March 21 in Denver, Sherdog.com has learned from multiple sources.

The event and its venue have not been officially announced by the promotion yet, though Sherdog.com has learned the event will air live on Versus.

Versus, which broadcasts the UFC’s sister promotion World Extreme Cagefighting, announced on Monday that it would air two live UFC events in 2010.

Vera was left without an opponent this week when Antonio Rogerio Nogueira withdrew from their featured UFC 109 contest, scheduled for Feb. 6 in Las Vegas, with a fractured ankle.

Jones had originally been offered Nogueria’s vacated slot at UFC 109, said the fighter’s manager Ryan Ciotoli, of Bombsquad Management. However, Jones’ camp requested the bout be moved to March as the fighter and his wife had just welcomed the birth of their daughter.

Vera lost a unanimous decision to UFC hall of famer Randy Couture at UFC 105 on Nov. 14 in Manchester, England. The 32-year-old kickboxer had previous victories against Krzysztof Soszynski and Michael Patt this year.

The 22-year-old Jones opened eyes with his non-traditional striking techniques, which led to a unanimous decision against “Ultimate Fighter” runner-up Stephan Bonnar at UFC 94 last January. Jones was disqualified from his Dec. 5 bout against Matt Hamill at "The Ultimate Fighter 10" finale for using illegal elbow strikes, but was dominating the bout until the referee intervened. Jones’ camp filed an appeal this week, arguing that the illegal strikes were not what had caused Hamill’s inability to continue.

[SPX]

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WOW WOW WOW!!!

That's going to be a hell of a fight.

I think I just might take Jones in that one, especially at underdog odds.

[zY|]

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Sherk out of 108 completely now.

Sean Sherk has withdrawn from a lightweight bout against Jim Miller at UFC 108 on Jan. 2 in Las Vegas, Sherdog.com has confirmed with the fighter’s manager, Monte Cox.

Cox said the 36-year-old Minnesotan sustained a cut over his right eye that required multiple stitches. The former UFC lightweight champion had been promoted from a preliminary bout to face Miller on the main card only a week ago.

Sherk was also forced to pull out of a bout against Gleison Tibau at UFC 104 last October when he suffered a “Grade II AC separation” in his right shoulder while rolling with a training partner.

Sherdog.com has learned that the promotion is seeking a new opponent for Miller for the Jan. 2 event.

With a mix of strong wrestling and striking, the 26-year-old Miller earned a second-round technical knockout against Steve Lopez at UFC 103 last September in Dallas.

http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Sherk- ... -108-21624

Rumor is he's being replaced by Bang Ludwig.

LOL!

[Mr. IWS]

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LOL @ Bang Ludwig. Maybe they can bring back Harold Howard too.

[Mr. IWS]

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Maybe they can bring back Harold Howard too.

Looks like Harold is gonna be busy for a while.

Harold Howard, who appeared at UFC 3 and UFC 7 during his brief mixed martial arts career, faces two counts of attempted murder after he allegedly assaulted two people at a Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, residence, then drove his vehicle into the Fallsview Casino.

Howard, 51, the subject of a Sherdog.com feature in February, was also charged with two counts of assault with a weapon, attempted break and enter, fail to remain, flight from police, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, mischief and two counts breach of recognizance.

The Niagara Falls Review reported that officers drew their guns on Howard before taking him into custody. He was taken to Greater Niagara General Hospital for treatment of his injuries, the extent of which were not immediately known.

According to the police report, a man, believed to be Howard, was involved in a dispute at a Niagara Falls residence that resulted in assaults with an unidentified weapon on a male and female victim. The perpetrator then fled the scene in his vehicle and “attended another residence” on the north end of the city, where he collided with a vehicle in the driveway. The male, the report reads, then fled that residence, as well. The victims of the initial assault were taken to the hospital, where they were being treated for serious but non life-threatening injuries.

Police later attempted to stop the vehicle in question, but the driver refused. Officers continued their pursuit, the report said, due to the serious nature of earlier events. Their pursuit ended when Howard -- “intentionally,” according to the report -- drove his truck into the casino at approximately 2 a.m. on Tuesday.

“Thank God it wasn't a Friday night,” Niagara Regional Police Staff Sgt. Shawn Clarkson told The Review. “We were extremely fortunate not more people were around. A couple of people had to duck out of the way, but we could [have] had some real serious problems there if it had been a few hours earlier or another day.”

[SPX]

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Damn, that's crazy!

You got a link for that article?

I'd like to post it on Sherdog.

[Mr. IWS]

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Damn, that's crazy!

You got a link for that article?

I'd like to post it on Sherdog.

I got it from a post over there.

[zY|]

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Nobody will fuck with him in the clink.

[zY|]

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We have a saying back home that if you're coming on

COME ON!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vaw8t-wOMEA

[Mr. IWS]

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was there ever a badder ufc fighter in a wife-beater?

[SPX]

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Pic:

[zY|]

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OH shit! hahahahahahahaha

It's an old fucking Ford truck. This could not possibly be any better!