Injuries continue: Heath Herring out of UFC 99 (Updated)
by Matt Bishop on May 20, 2009 9:41 AM EDT
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PrintAccording to the UFC's Twitter page:
Heath Herring is out of UFC 99 in Germany due to injury. His replacement will be named tomorrow on UFC.COM.
Herring was due to face top heavyweight prospect Cain Velasquez in the co-main event of the evening.
Edited by Charles Walker
UFC.com just announced the replacement will be none other than...Cheick Kongo
When Heath Herring was forced to withdraw from his UFC 99 bout against Cain Velasquez, the search immediately went out for a replacement. Well, the UFC didn’t have to look very far, as highly-regarded contender Cheick Kongohas stepped up to face the unbeaten Velasquez on the main card of the June 13th bout in Cologne, Germany.
Kongo is currently riding a three fight winning streak that includes TKOs of Dan Evensen, Mostapha Al-Turk, and Antoni Hardonk. In Velasquez (5-0), he faces one of the division’s brightest young stars in what promises to be one of the most exciting fights on the stacked UFC 99 card, which is headlined by the bout between Rich Franklin
Wow, I think this will still be a good fight, although I think Herring would be a little tougher for Cain, I think Cain can take Kongo down and do damage, but it'll be interesting to see if Kongo's takedown defense is really up to par for this one. Glad they got a solid replacement.
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I wonder who they’ll have him face now? Hmm….Cro Cop? Al Turk is still listed as fighting Todd Duffee…..hmmm.
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Cain needs a stern test from somebody.
Herring was going to be solid, but we all remember how much Lesnar dominated him last time out. CroCop could be dangerous if his striking is back to where it used to be and a fight with Kongo would be a solid eliminator fight…
Time will tell.
by E. Spencer Kyte on May 20, 2009 9:34 AM EDT reply actions
I agree.
Kong is good, but I think Velasquez ground and pounds him in this one.
...some call me "el mexicutioner"...
me too. this fight with kongo might be easier than one with herrring for cain imo, but is a little more high profile and could advance cain quicker than a herring win would have. kongo is a bigger name and is thought of more highly than herring( even though herring has a disputed win over chiek) by most fans. good job ufc. no let down here.
Maybe it’s just me…but I swear Kongo is a tougher test than Herring is…Herring can’t stop a takedown for shit either…however, Kongo has much better standup…not to mention the fact that he’s improved his takedown defense a great deal over the past 3 years…don’t sleep on Kongo in this one…
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