Ares9139 Posted February 9, 2010 Report Share Posted February 9, 2010 After visa issues prevented UFC heavyweight and British fighter Mostapha Al Turk (6-5 MMA, 0-2 UFC) from making a fight with Rolles Gracie this past weekend at UFC 109, the promotion has booked him for an international event. Al Turk is set to face "The Ultimate Fighter 10" contestant John Madsen (3-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) at UFC 112, and sources close to the fighters told MMAjunkie.com (http://www.mmajunkie.com) that bout agreements have been signed. The match-up was first reported by aroundtheoctagon.com. UFC 112 takes place April 10 at Concert Arena at the Ferrari World theme park on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, and it marks the promotion?s first trip to the Middle East and a component of a new deal with U.A.E.-based event company Flash Entertainment. Two title fights headline the card; middleweight champion Anderson Silva faces former champ Vitor Belfort, and lightweight title-holder B.J. Penn squares off with contender Frankie Edgar. Al Turk, 36, has not fared well in two previous octagon appearances. After he gave up his heavyweight belt in the now-defunct Cage Rage promotion, Al Turk quickly lost his debut at UFC 92 when Cheick Kongo stopped him with strikes in the first round. In his most recent appearance, Al Turk became another talking point in the case for instant replay when his opponent Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic temporarily blinded him with an eye poke and finished the fight with strikes at UFC 99 this past June. Al Turk, who trains with London Shootfighters, is fighting for his UFC future with the April bout. Madsen, 29, is best known for his stint on the most recent season of the UFC's reality show, in which he fought on Rashad Evans' team as a newcomer to the sport. Madsen made it past the show's preliminary round by pounding out a decision against Abe Wagner but fell quickly to eventual finalist Brendan Schaub in the quarterfinals. Madsen, who trains alongside Matt Hughes and Robbie Lawler at the H.I.T. Squad, redeemed his TV loss when he defeated fellow castmate Justin Wren at the show's live finale this past December. Madsen vs. Al Turk is expected to take place on the UFC 112 preliminary card. http://mmajunkie.com/news/17874/jon-madsen-vs-mostapha-al-turk-heavyweight-fight-signed-for-ufc-112.mma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Msandi Posted February 9, 2010 Report Share Posted February 9, 2010 feel sorry for Al Turk, after seeing big gracie humilating his family, i think mostapha would have taken that fight it went on, now i just see madson grinding out a desicion with some LnP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martino231 Posted February 9, 2010 Report Share Posted February 9, 2010 I think Al-Turk by TKO. Should be a decent fight though. Al Turk has taken a lot of **** because of his first two performances but John Madsen is definitely more his standard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ares9139 Posted February 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2010 I think Al-Turk by TKO. Should be a decent fight though. Al Turk has taken a lot of **** because of his first two performances but John Madsen is definitely more his standard. Agreed. People underestimate the guy too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazlufc Posted February 9, 2010 Report Share Posted February 9, 2010 People underestimate the guy too much. To be fair he`s not lost to nobodys in his short UFC career (Cro-Cop and Kongo) and he`s done what we`ve all wanted to do and thats KO McSweeny!! He should do the same to Madsen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyTH_MMA Posted February 9, 2010 Report Share Posted February 9, 2010 As funny as it sounds I think the stand-up edge goes to Al-Turk..Madsen really irks me, not sure why. I'll be rooting for the big brit in this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamhet Posted February 9, 2010 Report Share Posted February 9, 2010 Why didn't Al-Turk fight the Gracie guy?!?!? This was such a huge chance for him, he would've nail it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyTH_MMA Posted February 9, 2010 Report Share Posted February 9, 2010 Why didn't Al-Turk fight the Gracie guy?!?!?This was such a huge chance for him' date=' he would've nail it.[/quote'] If you don't actually know he had visa issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLEVERFAN Posted February 9, 2010 Report Share Posted February 9, 2010 LOL, the thread started with the story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubba_Pilks Posted February 9, 2010 Report Share Posted February 9, 2010 Why didn't Al-Turk fight the Gracie guy?!?!?This was such a huge chance for him' date=' he would've nail it.[/quote'] Yeah, it's kind of hard not to nail a guy who i think is still laying in the middle of the ring due to exhaustion like 3 days later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyTH_MMA Posted February 9, 2010 Report Share Posted February 9, 2010 Yeah' date=' it's kind of hard not to nail a guy who i think is still laying in the middle of the ring due to exhaustion like 3 days later[/quote'] Either Rolles never trains cardio, or he had some sort of injury that prevented him from training. I noticed his one ankle was taped up, I was thinking maybe that was the problem..or maybe he's that bad. Could always be the adrenaline dump Rogan likes to talk about, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLkicksass Posted February 9, 2010 Report Share Posted February 9, 2010 Why didn't Al-Turk fight the Gracie guy?!?!?This was such a huge chance for him' date=' he would've nail it.[/quote'] its the first fing words in this post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leftleftright Posted February 9, 2010 Report Share Posted February 9, 2010 whats this adrenaline dump that rogen talks about? anyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyTH_MMA Posted February 9, 2010 Report Share Posted February 9, 2010 whats this adrenaline dump that rogen talks about? anyone Usually when someone is making their UFC debut they're not used to the vast amount of people in the crowd and they get really worked up within the first minute or so (the brain releases adrenaline) and then you pretty much get worn out without having done that much physical activity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slack_415 Posted February 9, 2010 Report Share Posted February 9, 2010 i hope madsen gets the win Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColemanBoy8 Posted February 9, 2010 Report Share Posted February 9, 2010 I think Al Turk finally gets a win in the UFC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xJoeyKucklesx Posted February 9, 2010 Report Share Posted February 9, 2010 Ill be cheering for madsen he is a great wrestler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOOGMAN Posted February 9, 2010 Report Share Posted February 9, 2010 I hope (and think) Madsen gets crushed and humiliated, and here is why: Madsen pretended to touch gloves with Abe Wagner, when Abe obliged this gesture, Madsen shot low, while Wagners hand was still raised, and took him down. That was the most cowardly, despicable display I've ever witnessed on TUF. I hope his kids are born with black eyes from the thrashing Al-Turk gives him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyTH_MMA Posted February 9, 2010 Report Share Posted February 9, 2010 Madsen pretended to touch gloves with Abe Wagner' date=' when Abe obliged this gesture, Madsen shot low, while Wagners hand was still raised, and took him down. [/quote'] I forgot about that and I totally agree, that was some sleazy stuff. If you're that confident you could beat someone, why do you have to use underhanded tactics like that? Coward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daweedy Posted February 9, 2010 Report Share Posted February 9, 2010 Easy win for Al turk for me. He is really being understemated by many. But he does have pretty decent ground game and I would give him an edge in the standup too against Madsen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkBenjamin Posted February 11, 2010 Report Share Posted February 11, 2010 i hope al turk high kicks him out cold, madsen is a little girl in the first tuf fight takin a guy down by fakin out a handshake. biggest tuf Pu-ssy move ever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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