Steve Cantwell is the latest to be bit by “The Curse of UFC 108”:
Vladimir Matyushenko on Tuesday confirmed to MMAWeekly.com that his originally scheduled opponent for this weekend’s UFC 108 in Las Vegas, Steve Cantwell, is out of their fight due to undisclosed reasons.
Cantwell/Matyushenko was actually a really intriguing fight on paper. The promotion is now scrambling to find a replacement to fight Matyushenko on only a few days notice.
Signing a contract for this card was like watching the video tape in The Ring.
Update: Cantwell’s management speaks to ProMMA.info:
“Steve Cantwell is not officially off the card. There has been a minor issue and we hope it will be resolved in the morning. Steve is still training and preparing for the bout. As always, special thanks to Steve’s sponsors Jaco, Silver Star, GammaO, Hayabusa and Punch Drunk Gamer.”
Maybe there is hope yet.