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The Godz of War event scheduled for 21 June at the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, NC, has been postponed. The new date has not been announced. The event is headlined by "The Snowman" Jeff Monson (24-8) and one-time UFC Heavyweight Champion "Suave" Ricco Rodriguez (28-9). Rodriguez is the replacement for "The Monster" Kevin Randleman (17-12), who had to withdraw due to injury. Also on the card: former UFC Middleweight Champion Murilo Bustamante (14-7-1) facing TUF 3 competitor "Bring the Pain" Josh Haynes (9-10). No reason was given for the postponement, although Monson's hand injury, which caused him to pull out of last weekend's Adrenaline MMA event, may have been one factor. ...
Either "The Snowman" Jeff Monson (24-7) fights cheap or has the best manager in MMA. While it seems to take a trained hostage negotiator to get a deal done between "Maine-iac" Tim Sylvia (24-4) and "The Last Emperor" Fedor Emelianenko (27-1), "The Snowman" has picked up three fights in five weeks. Count'em: 24 June versus "The Monster" Kevin Randleman (16-12) at Godz of War in Charlotte. 12 June versus Michael Russow (9-1) at Adrenaline MMA in Chicago. And, today World Victory Road announced Monson will fight Fighters.com's fourth-ranked heavyweight "The Babyface Assassin" Josh Barnett (21-5) 18 May at Sengoku II in Tokyo. Monson last fought MMA in December, picking up a unanimous decision over Hakim Goram (4-3). ...











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