Stanislav Nedkov vs. Steve Cantwell slated for UFC 120
Stanislav Nedkov vs. Steve Cantwell slated for UFC 120 in London
Following his expulsion from next month’s UFC 117 event and a bout with Rodney Wallace, undefeated UFC newcomer Stanislav Nedkov (10-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) will now fight fellow light heavyweight Steve Cantwell (7-3 MMA, 1-2 UFC) at UFC 120.
A source close to the UFC event today stated that verbal agreements are in place and that bout agreements should be finalized shortly.
UFC 120 takes place Oct. 16 at The O2 in London, England.
The night’s main card airs via same-day delay on Spike TV, though Nedkov vs. Cantwell is slated for the night’s unaired preliminary card.
It first revealed Cantwell’s UFC 120 participation recdently, though his opponent hadn’t been decided at that time. The former WEC champion fights again after a 13 month break and intends to rebound from back-to-back decision losses to Luiz Cane and Brian Stann.
In May the Nevada State Athletic Commission cleared the young fighter after an issue with his medical paperwork stopped him from obtainign a lincense. As a result, he could not fight with Vladimir Matyushenko at UFC 108 and sat on the bench as his management settled the issue. Although gossip about the supposed medical issue, Cantwell and the NSAC never publicly confirmed the problems.
Nedkov, a Shooto and World Victory Road/Sengoku vet who recently defeated Kevin Randleman and Travis Wiuff, enters the UFC with a perfect 10-0 record. The Bulgarian fighter launched his career in his native country in 2006 and has posted nine stoppage victories (five via knockout). The Wallace fight was cancelled due to injury.
The latest UFC 120 card now includes:
MAIN CARD
Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Michael Bisping
Carlos Condit vs. Dan Hardy
John Hathaway vs. Mike Pyle
Travis Browne vs. Cheick Kongo*
Spencer Fisher vs. Kurt Warburton*
PRELIMINARY CARD (un-aired)
Claude Patrick vs. James Wilks*
Tom Blackledge vs. James McSweeney*
Cyrille Diabate vs. Alexander Gustafsson*
Rob Broughton vs. Vinicius Kappke de Quieroz*
Steven Cantwell vs. Stanislav Nedkov*
* – Not officially announced
