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Al-Turk Out; Madsen In Against Rolles Gracie At UFC 109

ATO reported on Friday that Mustapha Al Turk was having visa issues and may not be able to compete on the UFC 109 card in Las Vegas Saturday. Jon Madsen was being considered as a replacement at the time. ATO just confirmed with a source at the HIT squad that Madsen has accepted the fight and will face undefeated Rolles Gracie next weekend.

- Around the Octagon Confirms a change to Saturday night’s UFC 109 event.

Both Madsen and Al-Turk should be fairly easy mountains for Gracie to climb. Rolles has a considerable amount of talent, the only real question has been how much time he is willing to dedicate to MMA. Unless there is a really huge failure on Gracie’s part he’s likely going to come away with a submission win in the first 2 rounds.

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