AdamTH17 Posted November 8, 2017 Share Posted November 8, 2017 Source on that? Struggling to find anything concrete at the minute. Can't say it's that big a hit on a card this stacked, but I'm disappointed nonetheless. Holloway/Edgar was a fantastic looking fight. Presume Swanson gets the call if Frankie is officially out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Chunk Posted November 8, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted November 8, 2017 Well, at least you don't have to worry about changing a fight to 5 rounds if you promote Overeem \ Ngannou or Alvarez \ Gaethje to the main event. No chance either of those is going the distance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members WeeAl Posted November 9, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted November 9, 2017 Here's the confirmation: https://www.mmafighting.com/2017/11/8/16626170/frankie-edgar-injured-out-of-max-holloway-fight-at-ufc-218 It's a real shame that this fight has fallen through, it could have been an (on paper) contender for fight of the year. Especially as it's a double blow when another really tasty fight has now fallen off of 219 as well (Cruz/Rivera). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted November 9, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted November 9, 2017 Holloway wants to stay on the card, who do you think should jump in? Aldo is offering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Carbomb Posted November 9, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted November 9, 2017 It's too soon for Aldo, I think he needs to re-build before he faces Holloway again. Is Korean Zombie booked for anything right now? If not, he's the next available fighter in the rankings that Holloway hasn't beaten yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Supremo Posted November 9, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted November 9, 2017 Cub Swanson is all over Twitter trying to get the shot. That’d be a great fight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TildeGuy~! Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 Swanson has one fight left on his contract doesn’t he? I’d be surprised if they threw him in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Carbomb Posted November 9, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted November 9, 2017 Can he do that? He's already booked against Ortega in less than a month; I don't think the UFC would want to disrupt their schedule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members wandshogun09 Posted November 9, 2017 Author Paid Members Share Posted November 9, 2017 I don't want anything stopping that Swanson vs Ortega fight. Plus that card can't afford to lose its main event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members ColinBollocks Posted November 9, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted November 9, 2017 Lamas and Aldo are supposed to fight on FOX the week after Swanson. Along with Swanson, they are the top 3 picks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Carbomb Posted November 9, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted November 9, 2017 I'd imagine Zombie would make it a good fight, no? And whilst he wouldn't necessarily be the most elite scalp to take, he's certainly a legit enough threat that Holloway beating him would cement him as a champion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members wandshogun09 Posted November 9, 2017 Author Paid Members Share Posted November 9, 2017 Isn't Zombie injured again though? I can't remember what the injury was without checking but I think it was a bad one that would require a long layoff, hence why he hasn't fought since KOing Bermudez early in the year. Zombie just can't catch a break. Unless it's a bone break, obviously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Carbomb Posted November 9, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted November 9, 2017 I must've missed that. Seems he's out with a knee injury till mid-2018 at the earliest. Fuck. So it'd have to be Yair Rodriguez, then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members ColinBollocks Posted November 9, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted November 9, 2017 They should just go with Aldo. Yair is still damaged goods since Edgar handled him and feeding him to Holloway will only further hurt him, because I'm confident Holloway dominates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted November 9, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted November 9, 2017 2 hours ago, wandshogun09 said: I don't want anything stopping that Swanson vs Ortega fight. Plus that card can't afford to lose its main event. they could shift Aldo to the fight Ortega and move Swanson into the title fight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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