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UFC confirms Kevin Burns vs. Roan Carneiro for UFC 85
UFC confirms Kevin Burns vs. Roan Carneiro for UFC 85 |
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Career record: 114-66
Season: 40-30 (#2217)
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As MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) first reported earlier this week, UFC newcomer Kevin Burns (5-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) will replace Ryo Chonan (14-8 MMA, 0-1 UFC) at UFC 85, where he'll take on Roan Carneiro (12-6 MMA, 2-1 UFC) in a preliminary bout.
The UFC today confirmed the bout.
The reason for Chonan's departure from the card wasn't originally known, but according to UFC.com, he suffered a rib injury while preparing for the bout.
Burns, an Iowa-based fighter, has posted stoppages in all five of his career victories -- three by way of submission. Earlie this month, he knocked out Bobby Voelker for the Victory Fighting Championship interim welterweight title.
He'll now take on Carneiro, a member of the Florida-based American Top Team who most recently defeated Tony DeSouza at UFC 79.
"He is an extremely tough opponent with great wrestling skills and top positioning," Burns stated. "He is definitely looking to take his fights to the ground and look for the submission. He has also fought some of the toughest in the world."
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Post #1 5/28/08 10:07:21PM
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Sam_Rothstein
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Career record: 199-116
Season: 47-23 (#450)
Location: Iowa/Minnesota/California
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pretty bummed that ryo had to drop out but at least i get a treat in seeing another local fighter appear in the ufc
yay for iowa fighters!
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Post #2 5/29/08 1:45:24PM
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