Report: Tibau injured, Aurelio steps in to face Franca at UFC 90
Five Ounces of Pain —
... Sherdog is reporting that Gleison Tibau has had to pull out of his scheduled fight with Hermes Franca at UFC 90 due to a shoulder injury. Stepping in for the injured Tibau is his American Top Team teammate, Marcus Aurelio . Aurelio is most recently coming off a defeat to lightweight title contender Tyson Griffin at UFC 86 and is currently 2-2 in the UFC after a very successful careeer in the PRIDE organization. He’ll be looking to get past the .500 mark in the UFC in this bout against former ATT training partner Hermes Franca. “It doesn’t matter who I fight; it’s a ...
Hermes Franca vs Marcus Aurelio UFC 90 fight with Gleison Tibau hurt
MMA Mania —
Gleison Tibau has injured his should in training, forcing him out of his next schedule lightweight bout against Hermes Franca (18-7) at UFC 90 “Silva vs. Cote” at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Ill., on October 25, according to Sherdog.com.
Marcus Aurelio (16-6) has been tapped as the replacement to take on Franca in the “Windy City” on fight night.
Here’s a snip from Frana on the opponent switch:
“It doesn’t matter who I fight; it’s a big challenge. It is what it is. We’re both professionals. I think it’s better for me. I know his game really well. I’ve never trained with Gleison ...
Aurelio Replcaces Injured Tibau Against Franca At UFC 90
MMAFrenzy.com —
... Gleison Tibau has been forced to withdraw from his scheduled bout against Hermes Franca at UFC 90 due to a shoulder injury. Marcus Aurelio has now been booked to take on Franca at the October 25th event in Chicago. Sherdog today reported the injury and replacement. Aurelio (16-6) was defeated in his most-recent bout by Tyson Griffin via unanimous decision at UFC 86 in July. He had previously posted back-to-back UFC wins over Luke Caudillo and Ryan Roberts. Franca (18-7) has lost two-straight UFC bouts to Sean Sherk and, most-recently at UFC Fight Night 14 in July, Frank Edgar. ...
Tibau Out, Aurelio In Vs. Franca At UFC 90
Octagon Buzz —
... Due to a shoulder injury, Gleison Tibau had to withdraw from his bout with Hermes Franca at UFC 90 and will be replaced by Marcus Aurelio, according to Sherdog; the bout would be the first for Aurelio since his loss to Tyson Griffin at UFC 86 while Franca is coming off a loss himself to Frankie Edgar at UFC Fight Night 14 and his first fight back in over a year when he was suspended for testing positive for steroids following his ...
Report: Aurelio to Replace Tibau at UFC 90
MMA on Tap —
Marcus Aurelio. Photo property of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Former PRIDE lightweight standout Marcus Aurelio will reportedly replace injured teammate Gleison Tibau and take on former student Hermes Franca at UFC 90 on October 25 according to a report from Sherdog.com.
Tibau was ...
