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12-03-2012, 10:52 PM
MICHAEL CHIESA ILL, SCRATCHES FROM SATURDAY'S UFC ON FOX 5 EVENT; CARD SHUFFLED
BY DANN STUPP ON DEC 03, 2012 AT 7:00 AM ET
"The Ultimate Fighter 15" winner Michael Chiesa (8-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) is ill out of this weekend's UFC on FOX 5 event.
Officials announced his withdrawal overnight but didn't give details on the illness.
Chiesa, who was scheduled to fight in his home state, was supposed to meet Marcus LeVesseur (22-6 MMA, 1-1 UFC), a replacement for injured Rafaello Oliveira (15-5, 2-3 UFC). However, LeVesseur is expected to be pulled from the card, as well.
UFC on FOX 5 takes place Saturday at KeyArena in Seattle. The four-fight main card airs on FOX following prelims on FX and Facebook. Chiesa vs. LeVesseur was slated for the FX-televised prelims.
While the FX card is expected to feature six fights, only four are currently set for the three-hour lineup.
Recently, lightweights Daron Cruickshank (11-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) and Henry Martinez (9-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC) were promoted to the FX-televised prelims, and featherweights Dennis Siver (20-8 MMA, 9-5 UFC) and Nam Phan (18-10 MMA, 2-3 UFC) were demoted to the Facebook-stream prelims. However, with the loss of Chiesa vs. LeVesseur, both Siver vs. Phan and one other bout likely will be promoted to the FX card.
The latest UFC on FOX 5 card now includes:
MAIN (FOX, 8 p.m. ET)
Benson Henderson vs. Nate Diaz - for lightweight title
Alexander Gustafsson vs. Mauricio "Shogun" Rua
Rory MacDonald vs. B.J. Penn
Matt Brown vs. Mike Swick
PRELIMINARY (FX, 5 p.m. ET)
Yves Edwards vs. Jeremy Stephens
Raphael Assuncao vs. Mike Easton
Ramsey Nijem vs. Joe Proctor
Daron Cruickshank vs. Henry Martinez
PRELIMINARY (Facebook, 4:30 p.m. ET)
Nam Phan vs. Dennis Siver
John Albert vs. Scott Jorgensen
Tim Means vs. Abel Trujillo
BY DANN STUPP ON DEC 03, 2012 AT 7:00 AM ET
"The Ultimate Fighter 15" winner Michael Chiesa (8-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) is ill out of this weekend's UFC on FOX 5 event.
Officials announced his withdrawal overnight but didn't give details on the illness.
Chiesa, who was scheduled to fight in his home state, was supposed to meet Marcus LeVesseur (22-6 MMA, 1-1 UFC), a replacement for injured Rafaello Oliveira (15-5, 2-3 UFC). However, LeVesseur is expected to be pulled from the card, as well.
UFC on FOX 5 takes place Saturday at KeyArena in Seattle. The four-fight main card airs on FOX following prelims on FX and Facebook. Chiesa vs. LeVesseur was slated for the FX-televised prelims.
While the FX card is expected to feature six fights, only four are currently set for the three-hour lineup.
Recently, lightweights Daron Cruickshank (11-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) and Henry Martinez (9-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC) were promoted to the FX-televised prelims, and featherweights Dennis Siver (20-8 MMA, 9-5 UFC) and Nam Phan (18-10 MMA, 2-3 UFC) were demoted to the Facebook-stream prelims. However, with the loss of Chiesa vs. LeVesseur, both Siver vs. Phan and one other bout likely will be promoted to the FX card.
The latest UFC on FOX 5 card now includes:
MAIN (FOX, 8 p.m. ET)
Benson Henderson vs. Nate Diaz - for lightweight title
Alexander Gustafsson vs. Mauricio "Shogun" Rua
Rory MacDonald vs. B.J. Penn
Matt Brown vs. Mike Swick
PRELIMINARY (FX, 5 p.m. ET)
Yves Edwards vs. Jeremy Stephens
Raphael Assuncao vs. Mike Easton
Ramsey Nijem vs. Joe Proctor
Daron Cruickshank vs. Henry Martinez
PRELIMINARY (Facebook, 4:30 p.m. ET)
Nam Phan vs. Dennis Siver
John Albert vs. Scott Jorgensen
Tim Means vs. Abel Trujillo