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Bloody Elbow: Gabriel Gonzaga Off UFC 108 Card Due to Staph Infection
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Cage Writer's latest Another good fight goes bye-bye: Gonzaga out of UFC 108 http://bit.ly/5ct8vC 11/28/2009 |
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Another good fight goes bye-bye: Gonzaga out of UFC 108: By Steve Cofield The hits keep coming for the UFC, Dana Wh... http://bit.ly/5ct8vC 11/26/2009 |
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Another good fight goes bye-bye: Gonzaga out of UFC 108: By Steve Cofield The hits keep coming for the UFC, Dan.. http://bit.ly/5ct8vC 11/26/2009 |
Another good fight goes bye-bye: Gonzaga out of UFC 108
UFC Insider —
... fought Chris Tuchsherer at UFC 102 in August. He’s won 3-of-4 fights. Dos Santos, 25, is unbeaten in the UFC. The promotion will wait until after Thanksgiving to come up with a list of candidates to replace Gonzaga. It’s slim pickings at the top of the UFC heavyweight food chain right now. The most logical choice would be Cain Velasquez, who just lost his opportunity to fight on the card against Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. Big Nog is also out with staph.
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Gabriel Gonzaga Off UFC 108 Card Due to Staph Infection
Bloody Elbow —
... Yahoo! Sports' Cagewriter Blog has the unfortunate news:
The hits keep coming for the UFC, Dana White and matchmaker Joe Silva. The fellas have to scrounge up a quality heavyweight to fight Junior Dos Santos Jan. 2 in Las Vegas at UFC 108. Sources with the UFC confirmed that Gabriel Gonzaga is off the card because of staph infection.
The Dos Santos fight was huge for the heavyweight division and now yet another big fight is off. It is amazing just how many fights have been canceled as a result of injury as of ...
Gonzaga Out: Dos Santos/Velasquez, plz
Fightlinker.com —
More great fucking news about the fucking wonderful fucking time that has been the last fucking half of 2000 and fucking 9:
Sources with the UFC confirmed that Gabriel Gonzaga is off the [108] card because of staph infection.
Is there some kind of super staph that only lives in Brazil/affects Brazilians that train in Massachusetts that I’m unaware of? I still think an interim belt is stupid, seeing as how Lesnar may be able to compete within a year of his last defense if he can get healthy by July. Carwin seems to prefer waiting ...
Report: Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Junior dos Santos UFC 108 fight canceled
MMA Mania —
If you thought the injury-ravaged UFC 108 fight card coudln't take another big blow think again.
Former number one heavyweight contender Gabriel Gonzaga has been forced out of his upcoming showdown with up-and-coming prospect, Junior dos Santos, at UFC 108: "Evans vs. Silva" from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Jan. 2, 2010, because of a severe staph infection.
True story ... believe it or not:
"The hits keep coming for the UFC, Dana White and matchmaker Joe Silva. The fellas have to scrounge ...
Quick Shots: UFC 105 Drug Tests, UFC 106 Attendance, Larson Cut, Gonzaga Out Of UFC 108
FightLine.com MMA News —
... card suffered another casualty, as Yahoo! Sports is reporting that Gabriel Gonzaga will have to bow out of his bout with Junior Dos Santos at the event due to a staph infection. A staph infection was also responsible for taking ...
Report: Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Junior dos Santos UFC 108 fight canceled
UFC Insider —
... If you thought the injury-ravaged UFC 108 fight card coudln’t take another big blow think again.
Former number one heavyweight contender Gabriel Gonzaga has been forced out of his upcoming showdown with up-and-coming prospect, Junior dos Santos, at UFC 108: “Evans vs. Silva” from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Jan. 2, 2010, because of a severe staph infection.
True story … believe it or not:
“The hits keep coming for the UFC, Dana White and matchmaker Joe Silva. ...
Gabriel Gonzaga Pulls Out UFC 108 with Staph Infection, who will Face Junior Dos Santos?
URDirt.com —
... The UFC 108 fight card takes yet another hit due to injury, illness or something contagious as heavyweight Gabriel Gonzaga (11-4) withdraws from his pivotal match-up with Junior Dos Santos (9-1) due to a staph infection and will now leave the organization to seek out a suitable replacement for the Brazilian contender for the upcoming January 2, 2010 event. Steve Cofield for Yahoo!Sports.com received confirmation that Gonzaga has a staph infection and has been yanked from the UFC 108 fight card. Gonzaga who has won 3 of his last 4 fights would have clearly got himself ...
Report: Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Junior dos Santos UFC 108 fight canceled
MMA Interplay —
If you thought the injury-ravaged UFC 108 fight card coudln’t take another big blow think again.
Former number one heavyweight contender Gabriel Gonzaga has been forced out of his upcoming showdown with up-and-coming prospect, Junior dos Santos, at UFC 108: “Evans vs. Silva” from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Jan. 2, 2010, because of a severe staph infection.
True story… believe it or not:
“The hits keep coming for the UFC, Dana White and ...
Staph Infection Forces Gabriel Gonzaga Withdrawal From UFC 108
MMAFrenzy.com —
... The rash of injuries and illness that has plagued the UFC recently, and forced the alteration of many of their scheduled cards continues. Today we find out that UFC heavyweight Gabriel Gonzaga has been forced to withdraw from a scheduled UFC 108 bout against Junior dos Santos, according to a report from Steve Cofield. ...
Great, Now Gabriel Gonzaga Is Out With Staph Too
CagePotato.com —
... The season of injuries and illnesses in the UFC shows no sign of letting up, and unless Dana White decides to man up and apologize to that gypsy he offended, we may be in for a long few months. The latest victim of the dreaded staph infection is Gabriel Gonzaga, who was ...
Gabriel Gonzaga is out of UFC 108 with a nasty staph infection
Middle Easy —
... Remember that one time when the entire UFC heavyweight division was either dying, staph infected or in physical rehabilitation? Then everyone was like...'dude, at least we have Gabriel Gonzaga'. He was our final hope, the chosen one. Yeah, well dude is now out of UFC 108 with a nasty staph infection. Luckily we still have Junior Dos Santos (knock on every piece of wood imaginable...except not that, that's disgusting). Since Gonzaga is out, check out his former UFC 108 opponent taking ice baths in the middle of Brazil. Ice baths ...
GSP-Hardy Likely For UFC 111, Gonzaga Off UFC 108 With Staph Infection
MMA Convert —
... Now for the bad news. According to Cagewriter, one of the best remaining fights on UFC 108, Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Junior dos Santos, is now off thanks to another staph infection. ...
UFC 108 News: Staph Forces Gabriel Gonzaga Out Of Fight With Junior Dos Santos
MMA News, Results, UFC blog, Ultimate Fighter, Rumors, Video and Opinion —
... “The hits keep coming for the UFC, Dana White and matchmaker Joe Silva. The fellas have to scrounge up a quality heavyweight to fight Junior Dos Santos Jan. 2 in Las Vegas at UFC 108. White confirmed that Gabriel Gonzaga is off the card because of staph infection.[Yahoo]” ...
Gabriel Gonzaga KO’d By Staph Infection
TheMMANews —
UFC heavyweight fighter Gabriel Gonzaga (11-4) has been forced out of his scheduled bout against Junior dos Santos (9-1) because of a staph infection. Both men were to meet in January as part of UFC 108.
The news comes from Yahoo! Sports who provided no further information on Gonzaga’s health or the seriousness of the infection.
No official announcement has been made by the UFC, expect one soon, regarding the match-up but UFC officials will now have to find a new opponent for Dos Santos with just over a month before ...
UFC NEWS: Gonzaga has staph infection, bout with Dos Santos at UFC 108 canceled
MMATorch.com —
... set to be the co-main event at the January 2nd event, which has already been depleted by multiple injuries and features the original co-main event as it's headliner in Rashad Evans vs. Thiago Silva.
This is the third major heavyweight bout to be canceled or postponed this month, following Brock Lesnar's much publicized battle with illness and Antonio Nogueira's second bout with staph infection himself in the last year knocking out their respective scheduled bouts.
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Staph Infection knocks Gabriel Gonzaga off UFC 108
Five Knuckles Mixed Martial Arts —
... was first reported by Yahoo! Sports' Steve Cofield. The UFC has yet to make the change official. The UFC's heavyweight division was depending on the anticipated showdown between Gonzaga and Dos Santos to produce an upcoming title challenger. Gonzaga joins other heavyweights who have been forced off with of recent high-profile bouts injuries or illnesses including UFC heavyweight champion ...
What you missed during Thanksgiving
Watch Kalib Run —
... in the basement only to emerge from the underground dungeon already drunk with a wicked hankering for some stuffing, turkey and sweet potato pie. Unfortunately this plan often results in a food comma that knocks me out for 48 hours. Luckily this means I get to skip Black Friday shopping in favor of some limited blogging (Woo hoo! Being anti-social rules!).
So without further adieu here is what you missed while you were spending "quality time" with your family.
Another good fight goes bye-bye: Gonzaga out of UFC 108 - Cagewriter No Gonzaga vs. Dos Santos ...
New Opponent To Be Named For Junior Dos Santos For UFC 108 After Gabriel Gonzaga Bows Out
FightLine.com MMA News —
... card suffered another casualty, as Yahoo! Sports reported that Gabriel Gonzaga will have to bow out of his bout with Junior Dos Santos at the event due to a staph infection. A staph infection was also responsible for taking ...
