Ryo Chonan Out Of UFC 85, Kevin Burns Expected To Replace

Twist of lEMOn · 05-28-2008, 02:13 PM

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Kevin Burns expected to replace Ryo Chonan at UFC 85
by Dann Stupp and Bruce "PhyteGuru" Huckfeldt on May 27, 2008 at 5:01 pm ET
UFC newcomer Kevin "The Fire" Burns (4-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) will likely replace Ryo Chonan (14-8 MMA, 0-1 UFC) at UFC 85, where he'll meet Roan Carneiro (12-6 MMA, 2-1 UFC) on the night's preliminary card.

Sources close to Burns today told MMAjunkie.com (
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) that the Iowa-based fighter has agreed to be a late replacement at next weekend's pay-per-view event.

UFC 85 takes place June 7 at the 02 Arena in London, England.

The reason for Chonan's likely departure from the card isn't immediately known. However, if the fighter swap does take place, it would be the latest of numerous changes that have plagued the fight card since it was first announced. Chuck Liddell, Mauricio "Shogun" Rua, Chris Leben and James Irvin have all been scratched in recent weeks, and the televised main card has been in a constant state of flux.

Burns, who boasts solid Brazilian jiu jitsu skills, has posted stoppages in all five of his career victories -- three by way of submission. Recently, he's competed for the Victory Fighting Championships and Glory Fighting Championships organizations. In fact, earlier this month, he knocked out Bobby Voelker for the VFC interim welterweight title.

Although he's a relative newcomer on the professional scene, Burns fought a number of times as an amateur. He is reported to have delivered UFC veteran Josh Neer the only loss of his amateur career.

Carneiro, a member of the Florida-based American Top Team, most recently defeated Tony DeSouza at UFC 79 to push his UFC record to 2-1. The 30-year-old's only loss in the octagon was to top welterweight contender Jon Fitch.

For the latest UFC 85 fight card, check out the MMA Rumors section of MMAjunkie.com.

Countdown is on for how long Kevin Burns goes till being injured

TEH CARD IZ CURSED

Dmac · 05-28-2008, 02:41 PM

Saw this last night, didn't think it was interesting enough lol.

Twist of lEMOn · 05-28-2008, 03:01 PM

lol I dont know about that Ryo Chonan beat Anderson Silva and is usually a pretty good fighter when not being clinch raped by Karo.

Dmac · 05-28-2008, 03:36 PM

Yeah well this tells you that he isn't fighting, if he was the replacement it would be.
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Ryo Chonan Out Of UFC 85, Kevin Burns Expected To Replace

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