“Snowman” Jeff Monson (24-8) was replaced in Adrenaline MMA’s 14 June main event by Jason Guida (17-15) Wednesday due to a broken hand sustained 18 May versus Fighters.com’s fifth-ranked heavyweight “Babyface Assassin” Josh Barnett (22-5).
Guida, older brother of UFC lightweight “Carpenter” Clay Guida (23-9), will fight Michael Russow (9-1) in Chicago.
“Say what you will about Guida, but when you need somebody to jump in on short notice and fight anybody…he’s the guy,” said Adrenaline CEO Monte Cox.
Fighters.com foreshadowed the eventuality of Monson’s injury in a May interview:
Fighters.com: Aren’t the odds pretty high that at least one of these [three] fights [in six weeks] will be canceled? I mean, even assuming you win them all, the likelihood of sustaining a cut or other injury that doesn’t heal between fights is high, isn’t it?
Monson: If I fight to my potential, I should be alright. To be honest, the training is harder than the fights; so, if I make it to the fight date OK, I like my chances.
Check Fighters.com Saturday night for live Adrenaline MMA updates from the Sears Center.
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Comments
Guida is a good replacement though
I think so too
yea he’s pretty good
Sucks about Monson
yea, Monson is good, but we kind of saw this coming
too bad
sucks
Guida is great!
It’ll be a good match to watch
Should be good