Report: Calvancante vs. Aoki may be scratched
Greg Savage of Sherdog.com is reporting that sources have informed the website that a much anticipated match between Gesias “JZ Calvan” Calvancante and Shinya Aoki scheduled for Dec. 31 in Japan on the Yarennoka! card appears to be in jeopardy.
Despite Calvancante making no mention of the match possibly being off during recent interviews and M-1 Global CEO Monte Cox being quoted as saying that he’s heard nothing about the match being canceled, sources insist that an announcement will likely be made this week that the bout is off.
According to Savage, it is believed that Calvancate recently underwent surgeries on his nose and his knee and has been unable to train for the scheduled bout.
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There’s a difference between a match being scratched and it being a complete fabrication. If you’re to believe what Greg Savage said on the radio show, the whole thing (Aoki vs. Jz on NYE) was a complete lie from the start. They’re taking Pride’s old habits to a completely new level. Sad that the president of the M1 was either in on the lie and continuing to lie or that he’s just a pawn and nobody told him. Shady shit either way you look at it.
without that match this card drops tremendously
If this turns out to be true i will lay down and piss on myself.
Super!
Umm I don’t think it was a lie to beging with… sherdog has posted a vid where they interview JZ on his upcoming fight with Aoki.
so, unless that vid is realy old, this match was on till not too long ago.
Sherdog updated their article with a quote from JZ’s father confirming this rumor. What a fucking joke.
I’m going to kick some babies and puppies.
wow its now official, they held A press conference , JZ was there too?and apologized.
http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/other/headlines/etc/20071223-00000015-spnavi-fight.html
(in Japanese)
According to the news, JZ is off from NYE for his injury of his knee…