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Godz of War Postponed
Officials for Global Fighting LLC on Monday postponed the inaugural
Godz of War show, which was scheduled for Saturday at the Time
Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, N.C. The promotion did not
announce a new date for the event.
A rematch between former UFC heavyweight champion Ricco Rodriguez (Pictures) and the American Top Team's Jeff Monson (Pictures) was scheduled to anchor the Godz of War premiere, though Monson had become a question mark after he suffered a broken hand in his loss to Josh Barnett (Pictures) last month in Japan. Rodriguez took the first bout between the two in January 2002, as he stopped Monson on strikes at UFC 35.
The 30-year-old Rodriguez (28-9) has battled a myriad of personal problems throughout his career, from weight to substance abuse, and even appeared on the VH-1 reality show "Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew." He last competed in the Yamma Pit Fighting heavyweight tournament in April, as he reached the semi-finals before bowing out to eventual champion Travis Wiuff (Pictures). Rodriguez holds notable wins against UFC Hall-of-Famer Randy Couture (Pictures), former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski (Pictures) and Paul Buentello (Pictures).
Monson (24-8), who turned 37 in January, has posted 18 wins in 21 fights. One of the heavyweight division's premier grapplers, he has secured 15 of his 24 career victories by submission. He counts wins against former Cage Rage champion Tengiz Tedoradze (Pictures) and Japanese veteran Kazuyuki Fujita (Pictures) among his conquests.
The nine-card event was also scheduled to feature one-time UFC middleweight champion Murilo Bustamante (Pictures), Pride Fighting Championships mainstay Luiz Azeredo (Pictures) and UFC veterans Josh Haynes (Pictures), Carmelo Marrero (Pictures) and Pat Healy (Pictures). Promoters had billed the event as "the biggest MMA competition ever on the East Coast."
A rematch between former UFC heavyweight champion Ricco Rodriguez (Pictures) and the American Top Team's Jeff Monson (Pictures) was scheduled to anchor the Godz of War premiere, though Monson had become a question mark after he suffered a broken hand in his loss to Josh Barnett (Pictures) last month in Japan. Rodriguez took the first bout between the two in January 2002, as he stopped Monson on strikes at UFC 35.
The 30-year-old Rodriguez (28-9) has battled a myriad of personal problems throughout his career, from weight to substance abuse, and even appeared on the VH-1 reality show "Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew." He last competed in the Yamma Pit Fighting heavyweight tournament in April, as he reached the semi-finals before bowing out to eventual champion Travis Wiuff (Pictures). Rodriguez holds notable wins against UFC Hall-of-Famer Randy Couture (Pictures), former UFC heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski (Pictures) and Paul Buentello (Pictures).
Monson (24-8), who turned 37 in January, has posted 18 wins in 21 fights. One of the heavyweight division's premier grapplers, he has secured 15 of his 24 career victories by submission. He counts wins against former Cage Rage champion Tengiz Tedoradze (Pictures) and Japanese veteran Kazuyuki Fujita (Pictures) among his conquests.
The nine-card event was also scheduled to feature one-time UFC middleweight champion Murilo Bustamante (Pictures), Pride Fighting Championships mainstay Luiz Azeredo (Pictures) and UFC veterans Josh Haynes (Pictures), Carmelo Marrero (Pictures) and Pat Healy (Pictures). Promoters had billed the event as "the biggest MMA competition ever on the East Coast."
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