Sylvia or Eilers in the UFC JAPAN HW Lineup

[The Maniac]

WHICH MILETICH HEAVYWEIGHT WILL FIGHT IN JAPAN?

After breaking his forearm in a couple of different places, Tim Sylvia could be ready as soon as December in Japan or it could be his heavyweight teammate, Justin Eilers fighting instead of Sylvia. Or maybe it's neither because of a hand injury.

Many fighters have issues with their hands from fighting. It is a laundry list too long to list here. Justin Eilers is one such fighter. In his UFC 49 knock out win over Mike Kyle, Justin broke his right hand in two places and MMAWeekly talked with him manager Monte Cox and got the latest on Eilers' injury.

Justin has always had trouble with his right hand due to the power he generates with his punches. Like a novelist foreshadowing an impending event, Eilers told the person wrapping his hand before the fight to, "Wrap this thing so I don't break it." As irony would have it, Justin was told in response, "There is no way you're breaking this hand."

The knock out blow was delivered by Eilers' left hand however. The break came when Justin landed a right hook high up on the side of Kyle's head. Monte jokingly said, "I think he underestimated the hardness of Mike Kyle's head."

It is yet to be determined when Justin Eilers will fight again. His hand continues to heal and it is really a matter of the healing process itself. He is in the beginning stages of talks with the UFC to be on the UFC 51 card in Japan but nothing has been set in stone. If his teammate Tim Sylvia fights, it will be Sylvia most likely facing Tsuyoshi "TK"Kohsaka as we first reported last week in our rumors section


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[Hollandpride]

Eilers zal het niet gaan redden IMO