July - 2015
SCRAPP! FIGHT MAGAZINE
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New York, as UFC 194 tar-
geted Madison Square Garden
— but should it fall through,
the home of the Flames was
next in line. And, as White has
stated openly, he owes the city,
thanks to the disastrous UFC
149 card. That card was a sell-
out at the gate, but a victim of
multiple injuries to key fight-
ers. Jose Aldo, Michael Bisp-
ing, Yoshihiro Akiyama, Big
Nog, Thiago Silva (whose injury
resulted in Shogun Rua being
pulled from the card) — all
were teased, but none made
the event. What was left over
was an interim title fight be-
tween Renan Barao and Urijah
Faber, the underwhelming de-
but of Hector Lombard in a loss
to Tim Boetsch, and Cheick
Kongo decisioning Shawn Jor-
dan.
