UFC 137 Fight Card: After Brad Tavares Injury, Jorgensen Vs. Curran Moved To Main Card

Another day, another injury report that changes and reshuffles UFC fight cards.

UFC 137 takes place on October 29th at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The current fight card for the event is as follows:

UFC officials have yet to elaborate on the news or any plans going forward at this time. MMA Nation will continue to update this story as news becomes available.

UFC 137 fight card:

Preliminary card (televised on Spike TV):

Lightweight: Dennis Siver vs. Donald Cerrone

Featherweight: Tyson Griffin vs. Bart Palaszewski

Jacoby enters the UFC riding high on an undefeated 6-0 record. The 23-year-old trains with Finney’s Hit Squad in Arenzville, Illinois, and carries a perchance for quick finishes, having already collected five first-round stoppages in his young career. He last fought in September, knocking Billy Horne out cold in just 37 seconds.

”A UFC newcomer faces a returning veteran as Francis “Limitless” Carmont and TUF alumni Chris Camozzi will go to war at UFC 137,” declared UFC officials on the promotion’s website.

Across the cage, Carmont makes his long-awaited UFC debut on the heels of five straight wins, capped by a first round knockout of Octagon veteran Jason Day. A 29-yard-old Frenchman affectionately known as “Limitless,” the Muay Thai specialist trains alongside UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre in Montreal and will make his middleweight debut.

With the onset of the official bout confirmations, oddsmakers at Bodog.eu have released the opening betting lines for the two anticipated contests. Not surprisingly, St. Pierre is an overwhelming favorite to defeat Condit. Currently the challenger is slated as a three-to-one underdog.

In the night’s other bout, Penn has been tabbed as the slight favorite over Diaz, though the odds are much closer. It’ll be interesting to see how these lines change as the event nears, as the subtle shift generally reveals the sway of public opinion.

He faces Siver, a 32-year-old German striker who has won four straight UFC bouts of his own, and seven of his last eight. The Taekwondo black belt has developed a fearsome reputation for exciting performances inside the cage and is one of the few men to collect all three UFC post-fight bonuses, having won ‘Knockout of the Night’ (twice), ‘Submission of the Night,‘ and ‘Fight of the Night.’

Stout withdrew from the planned bout earlier Monday afternoon for undisclosed reasons, though many have speculated that the recent death of trainer of brother-in-law Shawn Tompkins was an overriding factor. UFC officials have confirmed the official change to the card.

Stout experienced overwhelming heartache earlier in the month of August when his trainer, mentor, and brother-in-law, Shawn Tompkins, passed away from a sudden heart attack at the age of 37.

The UFC 137 fight card as of the time of this writing is as follows:

In nine career fights inside the Octagon, Filipovic has won just four of them.

The 205-pound showdown is booked for UFC 137: “St. Pierre vs. Diaz,” which is scheduled for the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Oct. 29, 2011.

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To date, the UFC 137 fight card, which is subject to change, looks like this:

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Another heavyweight match up has been booked for UFC 137: “St. Pierre vs. Diaz,” which is set for the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Oct. 29, 2011.

Here is what White had to say:

“Cro Cop,” a mixed martial arts (MMA) legend who won the prestigious Pride FC Open Weight Grand Prix Tournament in 2006, is looking to fulfill the last fight on his UFC contract ... and perhaps his illustrious career.

In nine career fights inside the Octagon, Filipovic has won just four of them.

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