The heavyweight main event set for "The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 3" finale will go ahead as planned, only without Junior dos Santos.
George Blanda Raiders Jersey . The UFC announced Tuesday that light heavyweight Fabio Maldonado will move up a weight
class to replace the injured dos Santos to take on Stipe Miocic on May 31 in Sao
Paulo, Brazil. "Im really happy for this opportunity," Maldonado said in a
release. "Im been training for a long time for this. Im at 223 pounds right now
and I would keep this weight for the fight." "The fans will go nuts with this
fight. I will go on his head, wont leave any opening for him to breathe. His
style is a good match-up for me and its going to be a great fight. His boxing is
sharp, but mine is better." The heavyweight clash will be Maldonados fourth
straight bout in Brazil. He is 3-1 in those contests wih three straight light
heavyweight wins over Gian Villante, Joey Beltran and Roger Hollett. Miocic
enters his second career main event on a two-fight win streak, scoring decision
victories over Gabriel Gonzaga and Roy Nelson.
Jim Otto Raiders Jersey . Karlovic of Croatia used his big serve to beat Jiri Vesely of the Czech Republic 7-6 (6), 7-6 (7).
Kohlschreiber had lost all of his three previous matches against Istomin but the
German broke serve for a decisive 3-2 lead in the third set and held on to reach
his first final of the year.
Amari Cooper Raiders Jersey . Juventus announced details of the deal Saturday, saying that Morata signed a five-year
contract with the club. The deal also includes an option for Madrid to buy
Morata back for up to (euro)30 million ($40.A late goal by Carlyle Mitchell
wasnt enough for Vancouver Whitecaps FC to avoid their second straight 2-1 loss
to Seattle Sounders FC on Sunday morning at the Kino Sports Complex. Down 2-0,
the Trinidadian defender brought the Caps to within one goal after heading in a
Nicolas Mezquida corner in the 78th minute. Vancouver nearly equalized moments
later, when Uruguayan midfielder Sebastien Fernandez released Darren Mattocks
into the Sounders 18-yard-box, but the Jamaicans left-footed effort trickled
just wide of the post as Whitecaps FCs comeback bid fell just short. "Winning
and losing is a fine line," said head coach Carl Robinson. "You saw today that
it was pretty even game. They took their two chances, we ended up scoring and
missing a penalty and getting a chance in the last minute and we lose the game.
Its preseason … Im not really focused on results at the moment. Im focused on
fitness and also on combinations." Unlike Vancouvers first two preseason matches
in Casa Grande, Sundays contest in Tucson was made up of three 30-minute periods
rather than two halves. The Caps went with an experienced squad again on Sunday,
with players like David Ousted, Jay DeMerit, and Nigel Reo-Coker making their
second straight starts. Right back Steven Beitashour also made his first start
as a member of Whitecaps FC and midfielder Russell Teibert made his first
appearance of the preseason. The 21-year-old Canadian, who played in a holding
midfielder position alongside Reo-Coker, was lively throughout the opening 45
minutes in defending and attacking positions.
Aldon Smith Raiders Jersey. After a fairly uneventful opening 20 minutes, in which Whitecaps FC looked comfortable in
possession, Seattle broke the deadlock in the 23rd minute on the strength of a
Kevin Parsemain volley from the top of the box. Teibert had Vancouvers best
chance to even the match in the 38th, as he took to the penalty spot after
Hurtado was hauled down, only to see his attempt sail over the goal. Despite the
miss, the Caps manager said he liked what he saw from the young Canadian. "I
thought he was great," said Robinson. "He wanted the ball all the time, he was
dropping deep to get on the ball, and he was spraying passes. I thought it was a
very positive performance from Russell." Andy Rose scored the eventual winner
for Sounders FC in the 50th minute. In the build-up, Sean Okoli headed a Chad
Barrett cross across goal to the near post, where Rose headed it in past a
sprawling Marco Carducci. The Caps will return to Casa Grande on Sunday, where
a number of Vancouvers trialists and recent draft picks will play a scrimmage
against Indy Eleven on Monday, before flying back to Vancouver on Wednesday.
Their next preseason match is set for Sunday, February 16 against the University
of Victoria Vikes at Centennial Stadium.
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