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Rousimar Palhares injured, Yushin Okami now meets Buddy Roberts at UFC 150
Jul 25, 2012 - 10:10:57 AM
Rousimar Palhares injured, Yushin Okami now meets Buddy Roberts at UFC 150
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By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief

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The UFC's best laid plans have not worked out for them in 2012, with injuries ravaging cards and sending fighters down everywhere. The latest injury to hit them comes to Rousimar Palhares, who has been forced out of a bout with Yushin Okami next month at UFC 150.

The news comes from Ali Abdel Aziz from Dominance MMA, the manager of middleweight Buddy Roberts, who has agreed to jump in against Okami. Roberts' originally scheduled opponent, Chris Camozzi, has also suffered an injury taking him out of the card.

Okami looks to bounce back from a loss to Tim Boetsch at UFC 144 in Japan, his second straight stoppage loss after his title loss to Anderson Silva.

Roberts made his UFC debut in June, winning his sixth straight fight with a decision over Caio Magalhaes. He brings a 12-2 overall record into this bout.

UFC 150 takes place on August 11 from the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colo., headlined by the Lightweight Championship rematch between Ben Henderson and Frankie Edgar.

Penick's Analysis: We discussed how excited we were for the UFC 150 card on last night's MMATorch Livecast, with Okami-Palhares being a part of that. I think we jinxed it. The UFC just cannot catch a break when it comes to these injuries, and now they've got another really intriguing fight that's gone to the wayside. Roberts won't be expected to have much of a chance here, but he was smart to jump at the opportunity nonetheless. An upset would be massive for him, and a loss is already expected. It's a win-win spot for him.


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