Report: UFC 108′s Gabriel Gonzaga out of Junior Dos Santos fight due to staph

By MMAEdition on Nov 25, 2009 with Comments 0

UFC heavyweight Gabriel Gonzaga (11-4 MMA, 7-3 UFC) has been forced out of a scheduled bout with Junior Dos Santos (9-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) at January’s UFC 108 event.

The report comes from Yahoo! Sports’ Steve Cofield, who stated Gonzaga has a staph infection. MMAjunkie.com could not immediately confirm the report.

The UFC hasn’t officially announced the change to the bout, which was
part of the event’s Jan. 2 pay-per-view main card and set to take place
at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.