MMA: Tapia Injured, Out of WEC Title Bout
World Extreme Cagefighting has announced that bantamweight challenger Manny Tapia has been forced to withdraw from his scheduled title bout against Miguel Torres at WEC 34 in June:
A knee injury suffered during training camp has forced top bantamweight contender Manny Tapia to withdraw from his June 1st title bout against WEC 135-pound champion Miguel Torres. There is no word as of yet as to how long Tapia will be sidelined, and a suitable replacement opponent for the newly crowned Torres will be announced shortly. The June 1st WEC card at Sacramento’s Arco Arena is headlined by the epic WEC featherweight championship showdown between Urijah Faber and Jens Pulver.
A replacement for the title bout is expected to be officially announced shortly. Currently Faber-Pulver is the only officially announced bout for the event, which will air live on Versus at 9pm.
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