Once again, welterweight Jeff Joslin has been forced to withdraw from a bout because of an undisclosed injury, according to FightNetwork.com.
The Canadian — who is a black belt in jiu-jitsu and karate — was scheduled to face Chris Lytle at UFC 73: “Stacked” at the Arco Arena in Sacramento, California, on July 7. Joslin also had to pull out of his fight with Kuniyoshi Hironaka at UFC Fight Night 9 last month with a similar issue.
Although the two injuries are unrelated, it’s a recurring them that has Joslin none to pleased.
Here’s a snip:
“I’ve been going through a few days of being pissed off. I was looking forward to the fight; he’s [Lytle] a well-known name and it was a good opportunity.”
Indeed, a win or solid performance against The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 4 170-pound finalist would have been a tremendous lift for Joslin, who is still trying to redeem himself after a unanimous decision loss to Josh Koscheck in his UFC debut late last year.
Now, Octagon veteran Drew Fickett — fresh of a win over Keita Nakamura at UFN 9 and a late-night weekend bender earlier this month in New Jersey — will fill-in for Joslin and go up against “Lights Out.”
Fickett is a very game opponent and should match up well with Lytle. While I was looking forward to seeing Joslin go toe-to-toe with Lytle, I can’t say that I’m disappointed with his replacement.
It should be a very solid fight.
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Should be a good fight. I really wanna see Lytle as a mainstay in the UFC. Guy has heart, heavy hands, just needs that overall refinement alot of fighters lack.
thats a good fight right there
damn, I wanted to see jeff fight again. He looked good against koscheck. He’s a popular guy around here in central ontario, several people at my MMA gym have trained with him.
Just goes to show you dont need championship quality opponents to have a great fight. Fickett v Lytle is really intriguing. And I’m sure we wont see it on PPV….
Man, if they could move it up to UFC 72, this could be the main event.
This should still be a good fight. I hope Chris pulls it off
I was really looking forward to seeing my hometown fighter Jeff Joslin fighting at UFC 73. My dad knows his brother Joe and this is his biggest dream come true. Maybe this is a good thing for him since his fight wasn’t likely to be shown on t.v. anyways. Another Ultimate fightnight televised fight will be great exposure for him esspecially if he wins. Keep your head up Jeff!!!
[quote comment="58768"]Man, if they could move it up to UFC 72, this could be the main event.[/quote]
LOL, i hope there really is some secret fight on72
[quote comment="58768"]Man, if they could move it up to UFC 72, this could be the main event.[/quote]
LOL…that is funny stuff! at least co-event.
Lytle better stay on his feet if he wants to beat Fickett.
good replacement, maybe even a better fight now than before, still think lytle will find a way to win…
nice…could really go either way! Lights out is the man!
Lytle will find a way to win this one.
Hmmm, I can’t see Ficket doing anything to Lytle on the ground, Hughes couldn’t even, Lytle is pretty strong and good defensivly. It should be exciting on the feet though. Looking forward to it.
I dont think Franklin vs Okami is bad at all. I’m actually looking forward to it. Oh, is it the rest of the card that everyone has issue with?
My money is on Ficket for some reason dont know why just got a feeling.