However, the UFC still haven’t found a fighter to replace Stefan Struve at such a short notice. JDS is reportedly immensely exasperated with his current situation. He was quoted stating the following:
In case you didn’t know…
The Brazilian was scheduled to headline the Halifax fight card in a rematch against Stefan ‘Skyscarper’ Struve. He first fought the Dutchman at the preliminary card of UFC 95. He had won the fight via TKO due to punches in 54 seconds of the first round.
The heart of the matter
The Brazilian has revealed that Fabricio Werdum was the first choice to replace Struve. However, “Vai Cavalo” rejected the fight for unknown reasons. It has prompted ‘Cigano’ to claim that the 39 year old is scared to fight him. He has also accused Alistair Overeem and the other fighters in the 265 pound division of being scared to fight him.
What next?
The American Top Team member has alternated wins and losses for nearly five years. Thus, he was looking forward to securing his first consecutive victories in over five years by defeating Struve.
He still hopes to headline UFC Fight Night 105 in Halifax, Canada. MMA matchmaker Joe Silva and the UFC too are desperate to keep him on the fight card.
Sportskeeda’s take
Injuries are unfortunately a big part of MMA and all other combat sports. It’s hapless that Struve had to pull out due to his injury. It would be even more unfortunate if the UFC isn’t able to find an opponent for ‘Cigano’. He was hoping to get a title shot with a dominant victory at UFC Fight Night 105. We do hope that the UFC can find an opponent for him. MMA fans in Canada would surely love to watch him fight in Halifax.
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