MMA ODDS AND ENDS FOR FRIDAY: GUIDA INJURED, MENDES LEFT WITHOUT OPPONENT YET AGAIN
Chad Mendes was left with no opponent. Initially reported by Sherdog.com, Clay Guida has an injury which has forced him to pull from his upcoming UFC on FOX seven matchup against Mendes, that was set to take place April 20 at HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif.. It is the third competitor to pull from fights with Mendes in recent bouts, after Hacran Dias was scratched with an injury at UFC on FX 6 and Manny Gamburyan pulled out of his UFC 157 game with Mendes later he had been hurt in training. Mendes (13-1) is one of those top-five featherweights in the world according to this MMA Fighter Rankings. He’s an amazing wrestler with KO power, and because losing to UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo at UFC 142, he’s bounced back with KO wins over Cody McKenzie and Yaotzin Meza to reaffirm his spot as a leading featherweight. No clue yet on who will replace Mendes, but it is possible Frankie Edgar, Cub Swanson, or Dennis Siver requires his spot, although it’s likely if that is the case Mendes will be shifted to a card. Formiga vs. Cariaso place for UFC on FX 8 A conflict between top-ranked flyweights is set to go down this May in Brazil, as the UFC has included a matchup involving Jussier Formiga and Chris Cariaso into the forthcoming UFC on FX 8 card. TATAME.com was the first to break news of the bout. Formiga (14-2) is coming off a TKO reduction in his UFC debut to high contender John Dodson, while Cariaso (14-4) lost via submission to John Moraga in UFC 155, but both fighters are incredibly talented and a win over a another puts them right back into the flyweight title film. This is a pretty close battle, so expect the MMA chances to be competitive when they’re released. I would guess that Formiga would be a tiny favorite over Cariaso, who, while talented, does not possess the hype behind him that Formiga does. UFC Sweden 2 adds Cella vs. Troeng The UFC additional a fight between TUF 17 middleweights to the upcoming UFC Sweden 2 card, as Swede Tor Troeng takes on American Adam Cella at the April 6 event scheduled to take place at Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm. MMAnytt.se first reported that the bout, which will will mark the official UFC debut of both fighters. Troeng (15-4-1) and Cella (4-0) were both eliminated from TUF 17 after being knocked out on the series, Cella’s reduction being the barbarous spinning hook kick KO by Uriah Hall. With Troeng fighting in front of his hometown crowd and Cella come off one of the worst KOs in recent memory, expect Troeng to start as a strong -200 favourite, while Cella will surely be the underdog, and is definitely someone you need ton’t place your cash on.