Michael Chiesa Out of UFC on FOX 5 Due to Illness
Posted by Larry Csonka on 12.03.2012
Marcus LeVesseur will be pulled from the card…
According to mmajunkie.com, Michael Chiesa (8-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) is ill out of this weekend's UFC on FOX 5 event. His opponent, Marcus LeVesseur (22-6 MMA, 1-1 UFC), is expected to be pulled from the card as well, since it is this weekend. UFC on FOX 5 takes place Saturday at KeyArena in Seattle with the following card…
MAIN (FOX, 8 p.m. ET)
Benson Henderson vs. Nate Diaz - for lightweight title
Alexander Gustafsson vs. Mauricio "Shogun" Rua
Rory MacDonald vs. B.J. Penn
Matt Brown vs. Mike Swick
PRELIMINARY (FX, 5 p.m. ET)
Yves Edwards vs. Jeremy Stephens
Raphael Assuncao vs. Mike Easton
Ramsey Nijem vs. Joe Proctor
Daron Cruickshank vs. Henry Martinez
PRELIMINARY (Facebook, 4:30 p.m. ET)
Nam Phan vs. Dennis Siver
John Albert vs. Scott Jorgensen
Tim Means vs. Abel Trujillo
