Danzig vs. Neer, Sadollah vs. Catone Added to UFC Fight Night 17
The UFC Fight Night 17 card has begun to take shape as Mac Danzig vs. Josh Neer and Amir Sadollah vs. Nick Catone have been added to the lineup for the Spike TV-broadcast event which will take place at The Pearl at The Palms Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
Danzig, the winner of The Ultimate Fighter 6 welterweight tournament who has since dropped to the 155-pound lightweight division, opened his UFC career with back-to-back victories over Tommy Speer and Mark Bocek, but was defeated by Clay Guida at UFC Fight Night 15 in December. Neer, who holds a 3-3 record in the UFC, was also last in action at UFN 15, losing to Nate Diaz via split decision in the night’s main event.
Sadollah, the winner of The Ultimate Fighter 7 middleweight tournament, was originally slated to face Catone on the UFC 91 main card earlier this month but the bout was postponed due to a leg infection suffered by Sadollah. Prior to appearing on the reality series Sadollah had no professional experience, but advanced to the finals where he defeated CB Dollaway via first-round submission in his pro debut to claim the title. Catone is an undefeated Ring of Combat veteran who has earned first-round TKOs in his last three fights.
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i hope neer beats danzig then dana lets him go, be good to amir fight at last, i dont see him causeing to much damage in the ufc tho.
Amir is back! The return of the vicious armbar.
I like Amir’s game, he’s got the strikes for sure and a no quit attitude, exciting kid. I dont understand how so many fighters get leg infections, is it the conditions in training? How bad is it to end up in Hospital? Enlighten me please.
If the mats these guys roll on aren’t dried effectively and sanitized regularly, bacteria will grow. If a guy with a tiny cut or other surface flaw in the skin (matburn, cut, etc…) comes in contact with an infected area, you have an infection. The contact that these fighters have on a (more or less) daily basis makes transmission pretty easy. Depending on the specific strain of bacteria, it may or may not be a big deal. Sometimes, it is a simple skin infection, then other times it might be something like what Diego Sanchez (correct me if I’m wrong, someone) where he had a fight and the next day, had a giant bacterial hole in his leg.
In MMA, due to the close proximity of the fighters, any kind of infectious skin condition, be it bacterial or viral (as in the case of Paul Bradley) has to be taken seriously.
johnboy amir had no pro fights coming on the show. he is pretty damn good. danzig is going to have a test fighting neer, neer is big strong and has alot of experience.
i hope ur right nev-o i like the guy, just dont see him doing much. danzig is a tosser a hate the guy hope neer kicks his ass
bsbiz,
you are correct, that was Diego, I think that was his loss to Kos.
Stop making sense bsbiz.
Lawl tosser.. man I love EU insults
Dietrich,
If you read this, what was that jits book you recommended a while back, I forgot, and I have no idea which article it was on. Thanks.
that be cool before danzig vs guida and diaz vs neer and now danzig vs neer and hopfully guida vs diaz
bsbiz- Thanks for the info, i just cant believe these infections are so prevalent, they should invent “MMA Mat Spray”, for safe unprotected grappling.
http://www.mmatko.com/amir-sadollah-vs-chris-liebl-muay-thai-fight-video/ this is a fight video of amir sadollah v.s chris liebl it shows off some of his muay tai skills