He will be replaced by Nick Agallar from Stasser's Freestyle Acadamie. He is the AFC 155lb champion....

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Why is it out of UFC 45?

My bad. Din hurt his hand while training. Maybe Carlao can shed some light on this subject.....

Dammit! I was really looking forward to that fight.

That was the potential fight of the night.

UFC 45 News - Match Flux as Fighter Injured....
Submitted by: ADCC NEWS / MMA Editor
Posted On 11/11/2003

UFC 45: REVOLUTION - The Ultimate Fighting Championship on Friday, November 21, from the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Ct.

The UFC's upcoming tenth anniversary card has suffered more attrition. First, the return of upand comer Frank Mir fell of the card after cycling through 4 different opponents, and now comes word that the highly anticipated match between up and coming lightweights DIN THOMAS and YVES EDWARDS is off the card, due to a broken hand sustained by Thomas in training.

The UFC is reported to be working on a repalcement opponent to take on Edwards, and is working on a list including Team ELITE's Mike Brown, former KOTC Champion Alberto Crane and AFC champion Nick Agallar.


UFC 45: Revolution (COMPLETE CARD - Subject To Change):

Welterweight Title Bout: FRANK TRIGG (Challenger) v. MATT HUGHES (Champion)

Heavyweights: RICCO RODRIGUEZ v. PEDRO RIZZO
Heavyweights: DAVID 'TANK' ABBOTT v. WESLEY 'CABBAGE' CORREIA
Middleweights: FALANIKO VITALE v. MATT LINDLAND
Lightweights: TBD v. YVES EDWARDS
Middleweights: PHIL BARONI v. EVAN TANNER
Welterweights: ROBBIE LAWLER v. CHRIS LYTLE
Middleweights: KEITH ROCKEL v. CHRIS LIGUORI

YEs Din broke some metacarpels while training. He was looking foward to the fight with Yves, he has a lot of respect for Yves and know that even a hard fight an exiting one.

Nick is a great replacement and I tell you this Nick has all the tool to win this fight.

Awesome. I hope so.

NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That sucks, man. I was looking forward to more of the rap battles.

Official UFC Press Release: DIN THOMAS INJURED IN TRAINING
Submitted by: Josh Hedges
Posted On 11/14/2003

NICK AGALLAR TO FIGHT YVES EDWARDS IN LIGHTWEIGHT MATCH AT UFC 45: REVOLUTION, NOV. 21

Ultimate Fighting Championship To Celebrate 10th Anniversary LIVE On Pay-Per-View From Mohegan Sun Arena - TICKETS NOW ON SALE!

LAS VEGAS, November 13, 2003….Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) lightweight contender Din Thomas (18-3-0 in mixed martial arts) from Orlando, Fla., sustained a broken hand in training and has been forced to withdraw from his scheduled bout with Yves Edwards (13-6-1) of The Woodlands, Tex., at UFC 45: Revolution, Friday, Nov. 21, at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Ct.

Edwards will fight Nick Agallar (15-2-0) of Kenosha, Wis., in the lightweight feature match that is part of an all-star, eight-fight card that will celebrate the UFC’s 10th anniversary.

Tickets, $300, $200, $100, $60 and $30, are on sale at the Mohegan Sun box office and www.tickets.com. Tickets also may be ordered by telephone at 1-800-477-6849. All purchases are subject to transaction fees. UFC 45: Revolution will be available LIVE on pay-per-view at 10 p.m. EST on iNDemand, DirecTV, Dish Network, Bell ExpressVu, TVN, Echostar and Viewers Choice Canada. The suggested retail price is $29.95.

In the main event, Welterweight Champion Matt Hughes (29-3-0) from Hillsboro, Ill., will defend his title for the fifth time against highly rated Frank Trigg (9-1-0) from El Segundo, Calif.

Edwards is a Thugjitsu fighter who is coming off a victory at UFC 43: Meltdown in September in Las Vegas where he dominated Eddie Ruiz to win a three-round unanimous decision. Edwards also continues to improve his boxing skills by training with Kenny Weldon, who helped build former heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield’s career.

Agallar, who will make his UFC debut, is a disciplined freestyle fighter with excellent wrestling skills who has a reputation for getting stronger as a fight progresses. But he said his best technique is punches to the face and his strength is his stamina. “I just keep on coming,” he said. But Agallar said he has great respect for Edwards whom he considers one of the world’s best lightweight fighters. “He is very tough, with a brutal standup game, but I am really looking forward to the opportunity to fight him.”

Thugjitsu..... It sucks that Din is out, but I'm sure they'll still have a great fight.