UFC 149, schedule for July 21, 2012 in Calgary, has yet another change on the fight card due to injury. The UFC has announced Claude Patrick has suffered a knee and will not be competing against James Head in the welterweight division. Instead, Brian Ebersole, and his "Hairrow", will be filling in.
If you ask anyone at MMASucka.com, I make the worst fight picks. We even have the numbers to back this up. I can admit that I choose my picks very emotionally, especially when it comes to fighters whom I have been cheering for years that I have invested money into purchasing their swag, and time in waiting in line ups for autographs. No matter how lop sided a match will be out of their favor, I am still hoping that they will come out on the positive side of "anything can happen". For UFC 140, I went an awesome 1-4 on the main card with the help of some great performances by Chan Sung Jung, Brian Ebersole, Little Nog and Frank Mir. Jon Jones was my only saving grace, but even he gave me a first round heart attack. Although I didn't do so well, I do see the silver lining. Through these wins, there are some very interesting match ups that now make sense for the UFC to put together.
Mississauga's own Claude Patrick stands with a bit of a slouch, leaning back against the wall of the Bell Lighthouse Theatre, site of the UFC 140 press conference. His demeanor is so relaxed, if you weren't familiar with the sport you would assume he was waiting for a movie to start rather than gearing up for a main card pay-per-view fight in his hometown.
Kelowna B.C. native Rory MacDonald will not be fighting on the UFC 140 card on December 10, 2011 in Toronto, Ontario. MacDonald has been forced to withdraw from the match against Brian Ebersole due to an undisclosed injury which was reported today by the UFC. He will be replaced by another Canadian welterweight fighter Claude Patrick who also trains at Tristar.
