Hunt forced out at UFC 146, Stefan Struve now meets Lavar Johnson
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Hunt forced out at UFC 146, Stefan Struve now meets Lavar Johnson
Thu May 17, 2012 9:13 pm
http://mmajunkie.com/news/28754/mark-hunt-forced-out-at-ufc-146-stefan-struve-now-meets-lavar-johnson.mmaMark Hunt forced out at UFC 146, Stefan Struve now meets Lavar Johnson
mmmjunkie.com - May 17, 2012
Lavar Johnson is getting another big opportunity.
A source close to the event today told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) that Johnson (17-5 MMA, 2-0 UFC) is replacing Mark Hunt (8-7 MMA, 3-1 UFC), who was forced to bow out with a knee injury, in a heavyweight bout against Stefan Struve (23-5 MMA, 7-3 UFC) at UFC 146, which takes place May 26 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
Hunt declined comment when contacted today, but UFC execs have since made the change official.
The "Super Samoan" was recently the subject of hardcore fanfare when Alistair Overeem's failed drug test opened the possibility of an opening opposite champ Junior Dos Santos. Although he picked up plenty of Twitter followers with a #RallyforMarkHunt Twitter campaign, Hunt fell short to Frank Mir, who now faces off with Dos Santos.
Johnson is fresh off his second network-televised fight, a first-round TKO over Pat Barry at UFC on FOX 3 that further solidified his status as one to watch in the UFC heavyweight division. It took him one round to dispatch Joey Beltran in his octagon debut at UFC on FOX 2.
At just 24 years old, Struve has already fought 10 times in the octagon and is closing in on 30 total career contests. The 6-foot-11 fighter is 4-1 in his past five fights, with the lone loss coming to Travis Browne. His wins during that run have come over Dave Herman, Pat Barry, McCorkle and Christian Morecraft.
For more on UFC 146, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of the site
- nodogoshiModerator
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Re: Hunt forced out at UFC 146, Stefan Struve now meets Lavar Johnson
Thu May 17, 2012 9:59 pm
Tragic. I hope he has a quick recovery and is back in action before too long.
- Wolfman
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Re: Hunt forced out at UFC 146, Stefan Struve now meets Lavar Johnson
Thu May 17, 2012 10:02 pm
- RussianTopTeamModerator
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Re: Hunt forced out at UFC 146, Stefan Struve now meets Lavar Johnson
Thu May 17, 2012 10:43 pm
This card is so cursed it's DISGUSTING.....
- Sweet Pea Is My Mom
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Re: Hunt forced out at UFC 146, Stefan Struve now meets Lavar Johnson
Thu May 17, 2012 10:53 pm
50-50 fight.
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Re: Hunt forced out at UFC 146, Stefan Struve now meets Lavar Johnson
Fri May 18, 2012 12:04 am
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this card is cursed and is now complete shit. All the work he put into it, the weight loss and everything. I feel bad for Mark. I hope Hunt recovers quick!
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this card is cursed and is now complete shit. All the work he put into it, the weight loss and everything. I feel bad for Mark. I hope Hunt recovers quick!
- rezin
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Re: Hunt forced out at UFC 146, Stefan Struve now meets Lavar Johnson
Fri May 18, 2012 1:53 am
What really sucks about this is not so much that Hunt won't fight on this card but that
the injury and lay off might ruin Hunt's momentum as well as his improved physical condition.
Hopefuly he doesn't become demoralized.
the injury and lay off might ruin Hunt's momentum as well as his improved physical condition.
Hopefuly he doesn't become demoralized.
- Starving Hobo
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Re: Hunt forced out at UFC 146, Stefan Struve now meets Lavar Johnson
Fri May 18, 2012 2:18 am
SHIT CARD!!!!
Months ago I said 146 is the best UFC card in history. It can fuck off now. Fuck you UFC 146.
Months ago I said 146 is the best UFC card in history. It can fuck off now. Fuck you UFC 146.
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Re: Hunt forced out at UFC 146, Stefan Struve now meets Lavar Johnson
Fri May 18, 2012 5:36 am
Yup, hard to pick a winner but I would say Lavar 1st round KO or Struve 2nd round submission/full mount TKO.Sweet Pea Is My Mom wrote:50-50 fight.
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Re: Hunt forced out at UFC 146, Stefan Struve now meets Lavar Johnson
Fri May 18, 2012 12:58 pm
No point if no Hunt.
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Re: Hunt forced out at UFC 146, Stefan Struve now meets Lavar Johnson
Sun May 20, 2012 10:49 am
That's a pretty shite turn of events. UFC 146 went from being one of the UFC's goat cards to just a bit above average. Fuck, I was looking forward to Hunt knocking out Struve. I'll thrown my support behind "Big" Johnson, but I don't really like his chances. Lavar has about 2 weeks to prep for this fight and even though he fought recently it was against an almost pure striker in Barry. Struve however has been prepping for a striker with a poor (but seemingly improving) bottom game and Lavar fits the bill. I hope Lavar gets the KO early.
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