MMA ODDS AND ENDS FOR FRIDAY: GUIDA INJURED, MENDES LEFT WITHOUT OPPONENT YET AGAIN
Chad Mendes was abandoned without an opponent. Initially reported by Sherdog.com, Clay Guida has an injury which has forced him to pull from his upcoming UFC on FOX seven matchup against Mendes, that was set to take place April 20 at HP Pavilion at San Jose, Calif.. It’s the third opponent to pull out of conflicts with Mendes in recent bouts, after Hacran Dias was scratched with an injury at UFC on FX 6 and Manny Gamburyan pulled out of his UFC 157 match with Mendes later he had been hurt in practice. Mendes (13-1) is among the top-five featherweights in the world according to this MMA Fighter Rankings. He is an amazing wrestler with KO power, and because dropping to UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo in UFC 142, he’s bounced back with KO wins Cody McKenzie and Yaotzin Meza to reaffirm his spot as a top featherweight. No hint yet on who’ll replace Mendes, but it is possible Frankie Edgar, Cub Swanson, or Dennis Siver requires his spot, though it’s likely if that’s the case Mendes is going to be changed to a card. Formiga vs. Cariaso set for UFC on FX 8 A battle between top-ranked flyweights is set to go down 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 loss in his UFC debut to high contender John Dodson, while Cariaso (14-4) lost via submission to John Moraga in UFC 155, but both fighters are extremely talented and a triumph over a another puts them right into the flyweight title film. This is a fairly close battle, so anticipate the MMA chances to be competitive when they are released. I’d guess that Formiga are a small favorite over Cariaso, that, while talented, doesn’t possess the hype behind him that Formiga does. UFC Sweden 2 adds Cella vs. Troeng The UFC added 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 take place 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 eliminated from TUF 17 after being knocked out on the series, Cella’s loss being the barbarous spinning hook kick KO by Uriah Hall. With Troeng fighting before his hometown crowd and Cella come off among the worst KOs in current memory, expect Troeng to start as a solid -200 favourite, while Cella will surely be the underdog, and is definitely someone you need ton’t put your money on.
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