
Welterweights Roan Carneiro (12-7) and Ryo Chonan (14-8) are penciled in to scrap at UFC 88: “Breakthrough” at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Ga., on September 6, according to Tatame.com.
The two were supposed to hook ‘em up earlier this year at UFC 85: “Bedlam;” however, Chonan sustained an undisclosed injury and was forced to withdraw from the bout.
Kevin Burns — a banker from Iowa — agreed to replace Chonan on short notice. And in his Octagon debut he submitted Carneiro — a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt — with a triangle choke in round two of their bout. It was a major upset and a huge set back for “Jucao.”
He’ll look to add Chonan to his UFC win list, which includes Tony DeSouza and Rich Clementi.
Chonan dropped his Octagon debut to Karo Parisyan via unanimous decision at UFC 78: “Validation” back in November 2007. He has a ton of experience competing overseas and has gone up against some of the very best in the sport.
Both Chonan and Carneiro are veterans of the Japan-based DEEP promotion and even went at it once before in a middleweight affair — Chonan came out victorious in the first round because of a technical knockout (cut).
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i thought it was a triangle
It was.
No Way that Ryo Chonan looses this fight! The Shark via TKO!!!
Is it piranha?
He has been called both the shark and the Piranha. i went with shark because it was easier to spell. lol
I think this has all of the means of a loser goes home match.
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hey mania….no announcments on new writers yet?
WAR kevin burns. who cares about carneiro.
Turning out to be a solid card
first thing that comes to my mind when thinking about chonen is TAPPING OUT ANDERSON SILVA!!! YEEAAA!! FLYING HEEL HOOK YOU BEEZYS!! YES! ITS TRUE! LOOK IT UP! nice picture by the way. nice ink: tat and blood. thats gangster. might want to bite on the mouth guard a little more tho. hehe
“Kevin Burns - a banker from Iowa… submitted Carneiro”. LOL
Chonan has a victory over Spider Silva.
On paper, it doesn’t look good.
“Kevin Burns - a banker from Iowa… submitted Carneiro”. LOL
Chonan has a victory over Spider Silva.
On paper, it doesn’t look good.
“Kevin Burns - a banker from Iowa… submitted Carneiro”. LOL
Chonan has a victory over Spider Silva.
On paper, it doesn’t look good. Although, Roan does have a victory over Clementi, he’s quite a bit bigger.