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ULTIMATE FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP ANNOUNCES
POSTPONEMENT OF DECEMBER FIGHT CARD IN JAPAN

Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir Injured In Auto Accident

LAS VEGAS, NEV., September 23, 2004…Officials of the Ultimate Fighting Championship brand of mixed martial arts today announced the postponement of its December fight card scheduled for Tokyo, Japan. A Japan fight card will be re-scheduled for a later date that will be determined. UFC Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir (8-1-0 in mixed martial arts) from Las Vegas, Nev., was scheduled to defend his title in the main event against top contender Andre Arlovski (8-3-0) from Minsk, Belarus. Mir recently sustained a broken left leg in an auto accident in Las Vegas and will be sidelined indefinitely. “Zuffa has every intent to go to Japan and the December date looked very good until Frank’s unfortunate accident,” said Zuffa/UFC president Dana White. “Our number one concern is Frank’s health. He’s strong and had fought really well in his last three fights. He was lucky and will fully recover, but will not be ready by December.”

like the japanese give a shit about ufc's heavyweighters anywayz. they shouldn't have cancelled the whole thing just cause of one fighter's injury.

agreed... 1 fighter hurt = replace him and make another match in its spot, not cancel entire event.

So no UFC until after Christmas? (Excluding UFC 50). That'd suck huge ass.

I guess they feel they can't sell a show in Japan without Mir. It sort of makes sense to me since the Japanese fans appreciate the ground game much more than your typical beer-guzzling, UFC comp ticket holder.
Pride should send Fujita to fight Arlovski in a non-title match. That would be fun to watch.

the Japanese fans appreciate the ground game much more than your typical beer-guzzling, UFC comp ticket holder.


probably because Pride tends to not let fights stay on the ground as long as UFC. beer rules!