An unfortunate pectoral injury has sidelined Mac Danzig from his upcoming bout with Matt Wiman. The two were set to tangle at the upcoming UFN in Austin, TX for a rematch of their controversial first meeting at UFC 115 back in June. Wiman appeared to have sunk in a tight guillotine choke on Danzig, so referee Yves Lavigne stepped in thinking the he was unconscious. In fact, Danzig was never in any danger, and never tapped. The UFC decided to let them settle it again, but it appears as though that won’t be happening any time soon.
Danzig Out With Injury, Escudero Steps In To Face Wiman At Ultimate Fight Night
Escudero was already slated to appear in the card, and will slide into the now vacant co-main event slot to face Wiman. The night’s main event will be Nate Marquardt against Rousimar Palhares. Escudero has gone 3-1 since winning the eighth season of SPIKE’s ‘The Ultimate Fighter,’ but he’ll have all he can handle against Wiman. Wimam, himself a TUF vet, will look to make it 3-0 against cast mates from the reality TV show. Wiman has the edge in the stand up, and on the ground, but look for Escudero to utilize his wrestling to make this a pretty even match up. Look for him to want to keep it standing, as he’ll want to avoid Wiman’s versatile ground game. If Escudero can come out looking like he did in round one of his fight with Evan Dunham, and not rounds two and three, I think he has a chance in this fight.
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