UFC 108, the most injury plagued fight card in the promotion’s history, lost another fighter on Saturday. Rory Markham has had to pull out of his scheduled bout with Martin Kampmann.
Markham’s withdrawal was first reported by Sherdog.com’s Greg Savage on his Twitter account. MMAWeekly.com confirmed the news with independent sources.
Markham told MMAWeekly on Saturday evening that he pulled his achilles tendon last month during wrestling practice and re-aggravated it Wednesday. He consulted with a doctor who told him there was a good chance he could tear the tendon and be out of action for up to a year.
The Hits Keep Coming; Rory Markham Off UFC 108 With Injury
- MMA Weekly confirms Rory Markham has pulled out of his bout at UFC 108
As mentioned in the article when Tyson Griffin was forced off the card the other injured fighters who were either signed for the card or rumored to participate include Brock Lesnar, Shane Carwin, Anderson Silva, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Gabriel Gonzaga, Carlos Condit, and Griffin.
There has never been a card in the UFC’s history that has gone through so much trouble via injuries.
Kampmann was looking to bounce back following a bad loss at the hands of a debuting Paul Daley. Many believed that with a win he would have put himself in line for a shot at George St. Pierre’s title, but the pinpoint strikes of Daley said otherwise.
SBNation.com will have more information once a replacement fighter is named.
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