James Irvin Withdraws From UFC 102 Fight Against Wilson Gouveia Due To “Massive” Knee Injury
James Irvin has beed forced to withdraw from his scheduled middleweight debut against Wilson Gouveia, which was to take place on August 29 at UFC 102 in Portland, Oregon, after suffering what is being called a “massive” knee injury.
From radio host Carmichael Dave on The Underground:
Sacramento based fighter James Irvin has suffered another massive setback in his oft-injured career, this time with a massive knee injury.
He will obviously not be able to face Wilson Gouveia at UFC 102.
Irvin is expected to undergo reconstructive surgery sometime in the next few days, and is also expected to miss 6-10 months.
Irvin (14-5) had won 3 of his first 4 UFC fights, including a UFC record-tying 8-second KO of Houston Alexander in April 2008, before suffering a first-round knockout to Anderson Silva at light heavyweight in his most-recent bout last June.
“The Sandman” tested positive for several banned painkillers following the loss and was issued a 9-month suspension. He was to return from the suspension in May but another knee injury, a torn miniscus, forced him out of the matchup with fellow-slugger Drew McFedries.
A replacement has not yet been named to fight Gouveia (12-6) on the UFC 102 preliminary card. The pay-per-view event is headlined by Randy Couture vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira.
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They have drugs for that, too.
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?
Explain, please…
man I hate to see anyone go down to a knee injury like that
Sounds like someone tore multiple ligaments in their knee…
Sucks hardcore for Irvin. The drug suspension was his fault, but now back to back knee injuries on top of that is harsh.
Does it strike anyone else as odd that a guy thats put together like Irvin seems to be almost fragile?
No disrespect to the man intended, and maybe my memory is faulty, but Irvin seems to be often sidetracked with injuries or one sort or another.
Let’s hope that in 2010 Irvin comes back healthy and strong and ready to rumble…
Well I know the fight with Thiago Silva was stopped due to Irvin’s knee going out(guy was screaming in pain on the matt it was scary) plus the one with Mcfedries. Now this. I feel for the guy. I had to pull ot of a wrestling tournament before cause of my neck and was one of the worst “gut” feelings Ive ever had, watching the tournament unfold while I sat around. James must feel horrible.
Maybe a possible bout with Mcfedries or Gouveia will still be in the works when he returns. Both will provide the fireworks for sure.
Im with you Jcohl and hope he comes back healthy.
I’m Frankly Pi$$ed off I”m going and counted on this fight. Hope they can find a worthy replacement in time.
On this card….
MAIN CARD
* Randy Couture vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
* Keith Jardine vs. Thiago Silva
* Chris Leben vs. Jake Rosholt
* Demian Maia vs. Nate Marquardt
* Krzysztof Soszynski vs. Brandon Vera
PRELIMINARY CARD
* Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Chris Tuchscherer
* Wilson Gouveia vs. James Irvin
* Mike Russow vs. Justin McCully
* Todd Duffee vs. Tim Hague
* Nick Catone vs. Mark Munoz
* Evan Dunham vs. Matt Veach
The Irvin fight was the one that had your interest? Really?
In his defence it would have been a barn burner. And likely KO of the knight for either fighter.
See dbiz, I wasn’t the only one disappointed with the news.
Who would you replace him with? Just wondering.
My point is…
You said that you were pi$$ed and were counting on that fight which means, at least the way you normally complain, that the card isn’t worth going to without it.
So, looking at the fights that are there still, you should never have gone for it anyway since that particular fight is like a bad night at the bar. A whole bunch of random flailing…or a 9 second KO.
As far as KO of the night goes…maybe. I could easily see Gonzaga beating it out. Same with Jardine, Leben, Marquardt, Vera/Soszynski. If that fight is scrapped all together, it isn’t really weakening the card, unless that is the only fight you wanted to see. In which case, you aren’t too bright for spending that much money to see the drug addicted, injury prone Irvin.
And the basketball goes in the hoop for the win…”dooooooouche!!!”
that’s too bad i was looking forward to that fight
Yeah, same here. I always enjoy watching Irvin fight. I remember the first time I saw him fight, it was against Terry Martin. That was a beautiful flying knee to start the second round. I love the fact that as soon as the knee landed he knew Martin was out and just calmly walk away. Nice.
Enjoy watching Irving too I wish him the best in his recovery. Quick question guys. Being somewhat unfamiliar with the doping laws in MMA I’m wondering why in a sport where physical injury is prevalent that painkillers are banned. I understand that it’s unreasonable to allow a fighter to step into competition if his threshold for pain is unduly enhanced, but having undergone a couple very tough surgeries myself I am extremely cognizant that without pain killers the human suffering quotient goes up several notches. Personally I requested to receive only non-narc medication but when someone blows their knee out I can perfectly understand why they may want to opt for something stronger. Are fighters completely banned from ever taking narc based painkillers, or are they given a time period prior to fighting that they must stop taking them? I remember feeling sorry for Parisian when he was demonized for taking painkillers and thinking how bad does it make a guy because he wants to reduce his physical suffering?
dude you need to hit up the forums.
The way that I interpret the rule is that fighters are allowed to take pain killers and such just as long as it is out of their system by the time they are requested to submit a urine sample (either before or after the fight).
Makes sense and keeps the dopers in check. Thx for the clarifaction.
Well it boils down to two main points…
1) If you test positive for these drugs and you are taking them for pain, then you are probably hiding an injury that could potentially endanger your life or long-term health and the number one rule is to protect the fighter.
2) If you test positive and you are taking them recreationally then you are violating the Controlled Substances Act and then it is the same as being on coke or meth.
As a side point many painkillers act by causing the body to produce or disrupt chemicals involved in the nerve conduction. If the nervous system is slow to react then the body itself is slower to react and the chance for injury greatly increases. Plainly but it’s easier to hit an impaired target than a unimpaired target. So the fighter on the medication is giving up an advantage to the other before the door even closes.
Thanks carls don’t know why the hell I’ve not been reading/posting on there already. Remember your welcoming me to the frenzy too dude its appreciated.
Some really goood stuff there in the forums section. Any clue as to why it wont give me an option to post replies?
You need to be a member of the site to post in the forums.
Man, it really maybe time for Irvin to think about retiring. He keeps getting injured, and I mean some really bad injuries too. Hopefully he can bounce back, but he may seriously want to think about retiring.
sucks for irvin, i wanted to see what kind of damage he would do at 185. maybe mcfreides-gouveia, or cote-gouveia, maybe gouveia-leben will happen.
@naturaldizaster, if you want to post on the forums click on the forum link above on the top of the topic page, it has home, connect, rumors, community, forums. then when it transefers you to the forums, on the very top left hand side there will be a thingy that says register, or log in. click on register and it walks you through the steps. then when you log in click on remember me right under where you enter your name/password. then enjoy the forums.
@BSBiz, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot is military phoenitcs[sp] its a common way of saying what the fu<k. alot of marines/military guys actually communicate like that. im not sure if you were serious when you asked what it meant, but there it is.
Actually chris if ed herman is good to go, I wouldnt be surprised to see him fill in.
i was really looking forward to this fight.
On television his knees don’t appear to be any bigger than any other fighter knees ??
*Bah-dum-shh
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