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Chad Mendes was left without an opponent. Initially reported by Sherdog.com, Clay Guida has an injury that has forced him to pull from his forthcoming UFC on FOX 7 matchup against Mendes, that was set to take place April 20 at HP Pavilion at San Jose, Calif.. It is the third opponent to pull from conflicts with Mendes in the past elections, following Hacran Dias was scratched with an injury at UFC on FX 6 and Manny Gamburyan pulled from his UFC 157 game with Mendes after he was hurt in practice. Mendes (13-1) is among the top-five featherweights in the world according to the MMA Fighter Rankings. He’s an amazing wrestler with KO power, and since dropping to UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo at UFC 142, he’s bounced back with KO wins Cody McKenzie and Yaotzin Meza to reaffirm his place as a leading featherweight. No clue yet on who’ll replace Mendes, however it is potential Frankie Edgar, Cub Swanson, or Dennis Siver requires his place, although it’s probably if that’s the case Mendes will be shifted to a later card. Formiga vs. Cariaso set for UFC on FX 8 A conflict between top-ranked flyweights is set to go down this May in Brazil, since the UFC has included a matchup between Jussier Formiga and Chris Cariaso into the forthcoming UFC on FX 8 card. TATAME.com was the first to break news of this bout. Formiga (14-2) is coming off a TKO reduction in his UFC debut to high rival John Dodson, while Cariaso (14-4) lost via entry to John Moraga at UFC 155, but both fighters are extremely talented and a win over a another puts them straight back into the flyweight title picture. This is a pretty close fight, so expect the MMA odds to be competitive when they are released. I’d guess that Formiga would be a tiny favorite over Cariaso, who, while talented, does not possess the hype behind him that Formiga does. UFC Sweden 2 adds Cella vs. Troeng The UFC added a fight between TUF 17 middleweights to the coming UFC Sweden 2 card, as Swede Tor Troeng takes on American Adam Cella in the April 6 event scheduled to occur at Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm. MMAnytt.se first reported that the bout, which will will indicate the official UFC debut of both fighters. Troeng (15-4-1) and also Cella (4-0) were both eliminated from TUF 17 after being knocked out on the series, Cella’s reduction being the barbarous spinning hook kick KO from Uriah Hall. With Troeng fighting before his hometown crowd and Cella come off one of the worst KOs in recent memory, anticipate Troeng to open as a solid -200 favorite, while Cella will be the underdog, and is definitely somebody that you shouldn’t put your cash on.

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