A light heavyweight fight has been added to the UFC 160 fight card which is really beginning to take shape. Glover Teixeira will square off against TUF 8 winner Ryan Bader.
Two of the lightweight divisions fiercest strikers will go toe-to-toe at UFC 160 on Memorial Day Weekend.
K.J. Noons will square off against Donald Cerrone...
Women's bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey and challenger Liz Carmouche prepare for their historic showdown in Anaheim, plus light heavyweight contenders Lyoto Machida and Dan Henderson get ready to do battle in the Octagon - Countdown to UFC 157 premieres tonight at 11pm ET / 8pm PT on FUEL TV
An injury to Rory MacDonald has caused a shuffle in the UFC 158 fight card. It was announced Monday that MacDonald was forced to withdraw from his co-main event fight against Carlos Condit due to a training injury. With MacDonald out, the UFC moved Johny Hendricks from his bout against Jake Ellenberger up to fight against Condit.
Late Monday, it was announced that a welterweight showdown between Carlos Condit and Johny Hendricks would co-main event UFC 158 as Rory MacDonald was forced to withdraw due to injury.
Rory MacDonald (14-1) went down with a supposed neck injury and had to pull out of his UFC 158 bout with Carlos Condit (28-6). There was no replacement announced...until now.
The UFC was on a roll so far in 2013, but the big bad voodoo injury bug has finally hit a high profile athlete, in Rory MacDonald. Unfortunately for the young Canadian phenom, he has had to back out of his fight with Carlos Condit at UFC 158 in Montreal, Quebec.
“Dominick Cruz, I am waiting for you.”
Those were the words translated from UFC Interim Bantamweight Champion Renan Barao after his impressive win over 22 year old prodigy, Michael “Mayday” McDonald. Fans could almost hear Cruz's teeth grinding over the broadcast.
