Twenty-six year old Cincinnati stud "Relentless" Roger Bowling (5-0) has been forced out of a long-awaited first test at the big time versus The Ultimate Fighter 6 contestant War Machine (8-2), formerly known as Jon Koppenhaver, at XFC 9 in Tampa 5 September due to broken knuckles injured in his 41-second TKO of Devon Plaisance (2-4) at MMA Big Show in Belterra 25 July. Jason Appleton, Bowling's manager, told Fighters.com Saturday morning, "Roger is devestated because he had a lot of people already with plane tickets in-hand, vacations planned, etc., all of which having to be cancelled. [UFC Matchmaker] Joe Silva and people from Strikeforce were awaiting the outcome of this fight. It was a damn big deal. It's a sad situation, but it's got to be put on hold." A frustrated War Machine described the unfortunate circumstance with a bit more color: "Roger Bowling is a fucking pussy! Twice we have been scheduled to fight now and twice he has suddenly gotten injured two weeks before the fight! If you're scared to fight the War Machine, don't sign on the dotted line, faggot!" ...