by Steven Marrocco | source: mmajunkie.com “I don’t want them to try to leapfrog me like that,” Weidman said. “I want that winner, and that would be a true No. 1 contender fight.” Many observers had Weidman pegged to be the replacement for Vitor Belfort in a fight against Alan Belcher at …
Source: Sherdog The bad luck for UFC 149 continues, as Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira has become the latest fighter to withdraw from the July 21 card. Nogueira has not healed completely from the surgery he underwent to repair a broken humerus suffered in his UFC 141 defeat to Frank Mir. Taking the Brazilian’s place against Kongo will be …
Source: UFC UFC 149 and UFC on FOX™ 4 have swapped stars after another pair of injuries shook up the summer fight scene today. British middleweight Michael Bisping has been injured and is out of his UFC 149 bout against rising force Tim Boetsch. Stepping in to meet “The Barbarian” will be Hector Lombard, a …