UFC 153 takes place October 13 at HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro.
Initially the co-headliners were scheduled to be UFC featherweight champion Jose “Junior” Aldo vs Erik “New Breed” Koch and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson vs Glover Teixeira.
But then began the so-called “injury time”. Curiously Aldo was expected to face Erik Koch on July 21, 2012 at UFC 149. However, Jose Aldo was forced out of the bout because of an injury and the bout was postponed October 13, 2012 at UFC 153. On August 31, it was announced that Koch was forced out of the match with another injury and replaced by Frankie Edgar. Then on September 11, Aldo himself was also forced to pull out of the bout with a foot injury. And the bad luck was only at the beginning!
A few days after Aldo’s forfeit, even the other main event lost a protagonist: Quinton “Rampage” Jackson was forced off the card due to an elbow injury.
UFC president, Dana White, couldn’t believe it. “It was terrible,” White said. “It was the worst day
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MMA – Ufc 126: Anderson Silva vs Vitor Belfort, Griffin vs Franklin
Scheduled for February 5, next UFC 126 has one of the most spectacular mma fight of 2011: the main event between Anderson Silva and Vitor Belfort,valid for the UFC Middleweight Championship. On the same evening we will see other interesting fights as Forrest Griffin vs Rich Franklin, the undefeated Ryan Bader versus Jon Jones and two very impressive fighter like Miguel Torres and Norifumi Yamamoto that will face respectively Demetrious Johnson and Antonio Banuelos. An event not to be missed!
Fight card:
Anderson Silva vs Vitor Belfort
Forrest Griffin vs Rich Franklin
Ryan Bader vs Jon Jones
