by MMAjunkie.com Staff on Oct 30, 2009 at 9:50 am ET
After UFC welterweight Jon Fitch's original opponent, Ricardo Almeida, was forced to withdraw from a UFC 106 contest due to injury, the American Kickboxing Academy product agreed to instead meet Thiago Alves at UFC 107.
But Fitch again finds himself without an opponent, as
AOL FanHouse is reporting that Alves has now been forced to withdraw as well.
AOL FanHouse's report cites a torn posterior cruciate ligament as the culprit, and
MMAjunkie.com (
www.mmajunkie.com) has since been able to verify the assessment.
Alves had been scheduled to face Paulo Thiago on the "UFC 107: Penn vs. Sanchez" card but was pulled from that bout in favor of the highly anticipated rematch with Fitch. Sources close to the fighter indicate that Alves reluctantly agreed to withdraw from the bout and is expected to return in early 2010.
It's currently unknown who, if anyone, the UFC will look to match Fitch up with now. Thiago is also currently awaiting a new opponent. While a simple solution would be to pair the two welterweights together, Fitch defeated Thiago soundly in July, making a rematch this soon seem highly unlikely.
Featuring a lightweight title fight between current champion B.J. Penn and challenger Diego Sanchez, UFC 107 is slated for Dec. 12 in Memphis, Tenn.
Looks like Jon Fitch can't catch a break on a opponent . Lets see who they throw at him next.
