MMA ODDS AND ENDS FOR FRIDAY: GUIDA INJURED, MENDES LEFT WITHOUT OPPONENT YET AGAIN
Chad Mendes was left without an opponent. As first reported by Sherdog.com, Clay Guida has an injury which has forced him to pull out of his forthcoming UFC on FOX 7 matchup against Mendes, that was set to occur April 20 at HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif.. It is the third competitor to pull from fights with Mendes in recent bouts, following Hacran Dias was scratched with an injury at UFC on FX 6 and Manny Gamburyan pulled out of his UFC 157 game with Mendes later he had been hurt in training. Mendes (13-1) is among those top-five featherweights in the world based on this MMA Fighter Rankings. He’s an incredible wrestler with KO power, and because dropping to UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo in UFC 142, he has bounced back with KO wins over Cody McKenzie and Yaotzin Meza to reaffirm his place as a top featherweight. No clue yet on who will replace Mendes, however it is potential Frankie Edgar, Cub Swanson, or Dennis Siver takes his spot, although it’s probably if that is the case Mendes will be shifted to a later card. Formiga vs. Cariaso set for UFC on FX 8 A battle between top-ranked flyweights is set to return this May in Brazil, as the UFC has included a matchup between Jussier Formiga and Chris Cariaso into the forthcoming UFC on FX 8 card. TATAME.com was the first to break news of the bout. Formiga (14-2) is coming off a TKO reduction in his UFC debut to high rival John Dodson, while Cariaso (14-4) lost via entry to John Moraga at UFC 155, but both fighters are incredibly talented and a win over a another puts them right back into the flyweight title film. This is a pretty close battle, so anticipate the MMA chances to be aggressive when they are released. I would guess that Formiga would be a tiny favorite over Cariaso, that, while talented, does not have the hype behind him that Formiga does. UFC Sweden 2 adds Cella vs. Troeng The UFC additional a battle involving TUF 17 middleweights into the upcoming UFC Sweden 2 card, as Swede Tor Troeng takes on American Adam Cella at the April 6 event scheduled to occur at Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm. MMAnytt.se first reported the bout, which will will indicate the official UFC introduction of both fighters. Troeng (15-4-1) and also Cella (4-0) were both eliminated from TUF 17 after being pumped out on the series, Cella’s loss being the brutal spinning hook kick KO from Uriah Hall. With Troeng fighting before his hometown crowd and Cella come off one of the worst KOs in current memory, anticipate Troeng to start as a solid -200 favourite, while Cella will be the underdog, and is definitely someone that you shouldn’t put your money on.
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