Heath Herring Could Replace Coleman At UFC 87

Twist of lEMOn · 05-23-2008, 01:36 PM

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Reports comming out of certain fight camps and some sources have surfaced that the UFC is ugently seeking someone to fill Mark Coleman's slot against Brock Lesnar.

Sources have led to the UFC in talks with Heath Herring's camp as a replacement, but nothing is official yet.

Other possible replacements are Cheick Kongo and Eddie Sanchez, however, Kongo is linked to be fighting on that card and Eddie Sanchez's camp has yet to be contacted by the UFC.

Heath Herring is hoping for a title shot after taking out Kongo, however if he takes this fight, the UFC might consider him for a title shot, or come closer to it.

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erg, Me and Gary talked about this yesterday it still doesn't make sense to me since Herring is a top tier Heavyweight in the UFC (just under the title picture). I think Lesnar would have a lot more trouble with Herring then he had with Mir. I hope to god its Sanchez for Lesnars sake lol

Dmac · 05-23-2008, 01:42 PM

I actually feel sorry for him if they give him Herring so yeah, I agree completely, Sanchez plz.

GJAM · 05-23-2008, 03:58 PM

Yeah Dana! Give him Herring in Minnesota so he can get embarrassed in his home state, and remonz I told you it was a possibility >.>

Dmac · 05-23-2008, 04:00 PM

Again, give him Sanchez tbh.

GJAM · 05-23-2008, 04:05 PM

Kongo would pwn Lesnar too, so yeah if they want lesnar to have a shot they're prolly going to give him Sanchez

Dmac · 05-23-2008, 04:09 PM

Even with Sanchez there is no guarentee but that is his best chance.

Twist of lEMOn · 05-23-2008, 04:17 PM

Sanchez could pop him in the face with a hook and it would be lights out, but I dont know how good his guard is against someone like brock.

Dmac · 05-23-2008, 04:25 PM

Against Sanchez he would go straight for the takedown, someone of Sanchez' size can not sprawl quick enough.

Twist of lEMOn · 05-24-2008, 11:46 AM

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MMAWeekly.com has confirmed that Heath Herring has agreed to fight Brock Lesnar at UFC 87 on Aug. 9 when the Ultimate Fighting Championship makes its debut in Minneapolis, Minn.

Lesnar was originally slated to face UFC Hall of Famer Mark Coleman in the main event of UFC 87. Coleman, however, suffered a torn medial collateral ligament in training, which will sideline him for at least six weeks. He was forced to withdraw from the bout with Lesnar due to the injury.

Herring has been on a roller coaster ride since his UFC debut in January of 2007. The former Pride heavyweight title contender has gone 2-2 in the Octagon, most recently defeating Cheick Kongo at UFC 82 in Columbus, Ohio.

Lesnar had a less than stellar Octagon debut, losing to former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir via kneebar at UFC 81 in Las Vegas earlier this year.

With the withdrawal of Coleman, the UFC acted swiftly, signing a new main event bout with welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre, fresh off winning the title at UFC 82, making the first defense of his second reign as champion when he faces No. 1 contender Jon Fitch.

Roger Huerta and Kenny Florian will also square off at UFC 87. The bout, according to the promotion’s president, Dana White, will likely decide the next contender to the UFC lightweight title being contested on Saturday night at UFC 84 between current champion B.J. Penn and former champion Sean Sherk.

Good bye lesnar

Dmac · 05-24-2008, 04:28 PM

This is my final straw in respect for Dana, I know that Joe Silva books the fights, but Dana would have had the final say.

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