Roan Carneiro vs. Ryo Chonan UFC 88 fight in the works

Welterweights Roan Carneiro (12-7) and Ryo Chonan (14-8) are penciled in to scrap at UFC 88: “Breakthrough” at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Ga., on September 6, according to Tatame.com. The two were supposed to hook ‘em up earlier this year at UFC 85: “Bedlam;” however, Chonan sustained an undisclosed injury and was forced to withdraw from the bout. Kevin Burns — a banker from Iowa — agreed to replace Chonan on short notice. And in his Octagon debut he submitted Carneiro — a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt — with a guillotine choke in round two of their bout. It was a major upset and a huge set back for “Jucao.” He’ll look to add Chonan to his UFC win list, which includes Tony DeSouza and Rich Clementi. Chonan dropped his Octagon debut to Karo Parisyan via unanimous decision at UFC 78: “Validation” back in November 2007. He... [read full story]