Zuffa Fills UFC 123 Injury Void
Brian Knapp Nov 1, 2010
English lightweight Paul Kelly
(Pictured) will meet T.J. O’Brien
in a preliminary matchup at UFC 123 “Rampage vs. Machida” on Nov.
20 at The Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Mich. O’Brien
replaces the injured Gabe
Ruediger at the event, which will air live on pay-per-view.
Based at Team Kaobon in Liverpool, England, Kelly has lost two of his last three fights. The 26-year-old has not competed since being outpointed by Minnesota Martial Arts Academy standout Jacob Volkmann in a unanimous decision defeat at UFC Live 2 three months ago. Kelly sports a 4-3 mark inside the Octagon and owns notable victories over HIT Squad representative Matt Veach and “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 8 quarter-finalist Roli Delgado. He has never lost back-to-back bouts.
O’Brien was eliminated from Season 12 of “The Ultimate Fighter”
during the qualifying round, as he was knocked out in 13 seconds by
Marc
Stevens. The 23-year-old Prole, Iowa-based lightweight will
carry a six-fight winning streak into his promotional debut.
O’Brien last appeared on Oct. 22, when he submitted Josh Henry
with a first-round rear-naked choke under the Midwest Cage
Championships banner in Des Moines, Iowa. He has secured 15 of his
16 career victories by submission, 10 of them by triangle choke. In
19 professional bouts, O’Brien has never gone the distance.
A light heavyweight showdown between former champions Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Lyoto Machida will headline UFC 123, along with the rubber match between UFC hall of famer Matt Hughes and former two-division titleholder B.J. Penn.
UFC 123 “Rampage vs. Machida”
Saturday, Nov. 20
The Palace of Auburn Hills
Auburn Hills, Mich.
Quinton “Rampage” Jackson vs. Lyoto Machida
B.J. Penn vs. Matt Hughes
Aaron Simpson vs. Mark Munoz
Gerald Harris vs. Maiquel Jose Falcao Goncalves
George Sotiropoulos vs. Joe Lauzon
Brian Foster vs. Matt Brown
Tyson Griffin vs. Nik Lentz
Phil Davis vs. Tim Boetsch
Edson Barboza vs. Darren Elkins
Karo Parisyan vs. Dennis Hallman
Paul Kelly vs. T.J. O’Brien
Based at Team Kaobon in Liverpool, England, Kelly has lost two of his last three fights. The 26-year-old has not competed since being outpointed by Minnesota Martial Arts Academy standout Jacob Volkmann in a unanimous decision defeat at UFC Live 2 three months ago. Kelly sports a 4-3 mark inside the Octagon and owns notable victories over HIT Squad representative Matt Veach and “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 8 quarter-finalist Roli Delgado. He has never lost back-to-back bouts.
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A light heavyweight showdown between former champions Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Lyoto Machida will headline UFC 123, along with the rubber match between UFC hall of famer Matt Hughes and former two-division titleholder B.J. Penn.
UFC 123 “Rampage vs. Machida”
Saturday, Nov. 20
The Palace of Auburn Hills
Auburn Hills, Mich.
Quinton “Rampage” Jackson vs. Lyoto Machida
B.J. Penn vs. Matt Hughes
Aaron Simpson vs. Mark Munoz
Gerald Harris vs. Maiquel Jose Falcao Goncalves
George Sotiropoulos vs. Joe Lauzon
Brian Foster vs. Matt Brown
Tyson Griffin vs. Nik Lentz
Phil Davis vs. Tim Boetsch
Edson Barboza vs. Darren Elkins
Karo Parisyan vs. Dennis Hallman
Paul Kelly vs. T.J. O’Brien
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