Diego Sanchez vs. Thiago Alves Scrapped
Written by: sprawler
From the UFC.com:
Welterweight contender Diego Sanchez has been forced to withdraw from his UFC 90 bout against Thiago Alves due to torn rib cartilage, but the October 25th co-feature bout is not lost, as standout 170-pounder Josh Koscheck has stepped up to face Brazil’s “Pitbull” in an equally intriguing welterweight matchup.
“There is nothing worse than having a great fight and then having one of the fighters drop out at the last second,” said UFC President Dana White. “But the one thing the UFC has proven time and time again is our ability to replace fights with ones as good as or better than the original fight, and we’ve done it again with the highly-ranked Josh Koscheck stepping up to replace Diego Sanchez against welterweight wrecking machine Thiago Alves. Hats off to Josh and Thiago, as not many fighters would agree to a matchup this tough on such short notice.”
Along with most people I was really looking forward to Sanchez vs. Alves but I have to give it to the UFC bringing in Koscheck for another great matchup.
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MURDERER said on Tuesday, October 14, 2008, 18:28
So who will be fighting Yoshida at fight for the troops? Still Koscheck?
Mat said on Tuesday, October 14, 2008, 21:40
Yeah, It’s 2 months apart almost, I’m sure Kosheck will be up for it.
theo said on Tuesday, October 14, 2008, 23:52
should be a good fight!
KChuck said on Friday, October 17, 2008, 10:43
Back to back losses for Koshchek? Bummer.