Scott Junk (6-1) will make his Octagon debut against Christian Wellisch (7-3) at UFC 76: “Knockout” on September 22, replacing heavyweight fighter Justin McCully.
That’s the latest from the Honolulu Star-Bulletin, which did not mention a reason for the ‘enth-hour switch.
Here’s a snip from Junk:
“It’s 100 percent going to happen. It caught me off guard, but it’s good because I have been training this whole time.”
The article goes on to reveal that the winner of this fight will likely face former UFC heavyweight champion, Frank Mir (It also mentions Brandon Vera as a possibility, but I just can’t buy that).
UFC 76 is just 11 days out, giving Junk very little time to prepare. Scrapping this bout was perhaps not an option after Wilson Gouveia recently withdrew from his scheduled light heavyweight bout against Jason Lambert that same night.
As it stands now UFC 76 will feature just eight bouts instead of the usual nine.
Junk has competed primarily in smaller shows such as Maximum Fighting Championships and Rumble on the Rock in his home state of Hawaii. He most recently stopped Jimmy Ambriz via technical knockout back in June for his sixth consecutive MMA win.
For the latest UFC 76 fight card click here.
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Im just wondering what happene dto McCully…
I hope Scott doesn’t get any of his Junk in Christian’s Wellisch! OOOOOHHHHH ZINGER!!!
zinger? that doesn’t even make sense.
Scott Junk. LOL Gotta love that name. SO fitting for a fighter on the undercard. They might as well just replace Wilson Gouviea with Tony Garbage or Brian Glassjaw.
Didn’t they use this guys name in MIke Tyson’s Punchout???
I guess we’ll find out if he’s a pile of junk or not…
I would b really pissed if I was going to UFC 76. The prelims are not that appealing. Not to mention that they are short a fight.
I’m not gonna talk trash about this Junk guy because I know nothing about him.
[quote comment=”147994″]I would b really pissed if I was going to UFC 76. The prelims are not that appealing. Not to mention that they are short a fight.
I’m not gonna talk trash about this Junk guy because I know nothing about him.[/quote]
YOU DONT HAVE TO TALK TRASH!! Just talk junk!..lol
I live in Philadelphia, this morning I open the daily news and there is an article in the sports section about Mark Cuban
The article says:
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban’s high definition TV network,
HDNet, is planning a new sports venture called HDNet Fights. The new group will put on mixed martial arts fights and air them on HDNet.
Sounds like Cuban aint playing around.
[quote comment=”148014″]YOU DONT HAVE TO TALK TRASH!! Just talk junk!..lol[/quote]ROFL!
Cuban is trying to be a player, but so is Ayer… Bodog is considered by most to be ‘inferior’ to UFC. Although I think its great… So Cuban has a long road to go…
i am heading to anaheim next week and with the lambert fight being scratched and now this i just feel that the people who paid for the fights should get some money back or a discount on a future fight event.
Does anyone know what ‘PUNK HAOLE’ is?
To me, it sounds like its pronounced ‘Punk Hole’.
Punk Hole, Junk, this sounds like the makings of a lame porno. As a matter of fact, I see a Domino’s delivery man in the crowd behind him.
I’d like to read the instuctions of him putting on his Tshirt:
‘Insert Junk head into Punk Haole opening’
so…what happened to mcully or did i misread it?
I live in Hawaii and go to pretty much all of the ICON Sport Events. Scott Junk is not some random crappy fighter. I bet you will be all surprised when he wins the fight.
Whats the status on this new guy. Is he pretty descent? He looks tough. Whos got a good run down on him? Will he make waves?
[quote comment=”147994″]I would b really pissed if I was going to UFC 76. The prelims are not that appealing. Not to mention that they are short a fight.
I’m not gonna talk trash about this Junk guy because I know nothing about him.[/quote]
I’m the opposite, in that I’d LOVE to be able to go to ufc 76. It is the most stacked card in recent memory by the ufc. Forget Chuck vs Jardine for a second. you have the debut of Shogun, as well as 3 AWESOME fights in Griffin vs Tavares, Fitch vs Diego, and Machida vs Nakamura
This is the best card of the year easily
I am glad to see a newer face fighting Christian than Justin fighting. I am sorry but after Justin’s last fight, if I never see him fight again, I would not lose any sleep over it. Wellisch should have a T-Shirt made for him saying “Taking out The Junk. One Punch at a time.”
Christian needs to revive his UFC career, he has potential.
Ha.. I hope Cheick Kongo knees Junk in the junk.
This poor guy, no matter what that name is going to haunt him for at least a couple more years…I hope he was good in Icon, I got tickets and want as many good fights as possible.
[quote comment=”148185″]I live in Hawaii and go to pretty much all of the ICON Sport Events. Scott Junk is not some random crappy fighter. I bet you will be all surprised when he wins the fight.[/quote]
Yeah he’s pretty good. At his last scheduled fight for ICON SPORT, his opponent backed out at the last minute. The entire crowd was pretty pist, although Robbie Lawler vs Frank Trigg was a great fight, so all was forgiven. I think Scott Junk will seriously give Christian Wellisch a run for his money.
[quote comment=”148226″]Whats the status on this new guy. Is he pretty descent? He looks tough. Whos got a good run down on him? Will he make waves?[/quote]
Yeah he’s pretty good. At his last scheduled fight for ICON SPORT, his opponent backed out at the last minute. The entire crowd was pretty pist, although Robbie Lawler vs Frank Trigg was a great fight, so all was forgiven. I think Scott Junk will seriously give Christian Wellisch a run for his money.
I think you will be surprised when Junk wins and if he does fight Mir next he will win again.
Scott Junk is 6-1. His only loss was his first ever pro fight against Ricco Rodriguez. He defintely is an up and commer but I think you will all be suprised and you’ll find out Junk is the “shit”. Pun intended.
I predict that junk will end the fight in the 1st round with elbows to the head. Junk will shock all. He’s no joke. No one will fight him in Hawaii.
i saw him almost kill fools in the ring.. hes like a well trained tank about. the man has heart and is well skilled.. i think the after math and walk in will be longer and more exciting.. the fight wont last due to a broken face.. scott junk will win..
[quote comment=”148047″]Does anyone know what ‘PUNK HAOLE’ is?
To me, it sounds like its pronounced ‘Punk Hole’.
Punk Hole, Junk, this sounds like the makings of a lame porno. As a matter of fact, I see a Domino’s delivery man in the crowd behind him.
I’d like to read the instuctions of him putting on his Tshirt:
‘Insert Junk head into Punk Haole opening’[/quote]
hahahaha haole is a white person.thats what locals call whiteys……
Very interesting how Christian had HIM tap in the 1st, eh? Everyone talking about how Junk is so great here….don’t ever screw with a heavyweight MMA lawyer!! Christian “The Hungarian Nightmare” Wellish, J.D. hehe