Welterweight Canadian standout Jonathan “The Road Warrior” Goulet (22-10) was scheduled to face Dong Hyun “Stun Gun” Kim (11-0-1) at UFC 100 on July 11th, however, a dislocated shoulder suffered in training has forced Goulet to pull out of the fight according to a press release received by PRO MMA (promma.info) on Thursday.
Replacing Goulet in the preliminary bout will be fellow Canadian T.J. Grant (14-2) who will be making his second Octagon appearance. Grant’s UFC debut came back in April when he defeated PRIDE veteran Ryo Chonan (15-10) via split decision at UFC 97.
A purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, 25-year-old T.J. Grant will be facing the toughest opponent of his career when he goes up against the “Stun Gun.” A fourth-degree Judo black belt from South Korea, Kim is undefeated inside and outside the Octagon.
Kim’s first UFC bout was in May 2008 and he dispatched Jason Tan (5-3) via TKO. Four months later, he took out the very tough Matt Brown (9-7) via split decision, and in January had a fight with Karo Parisyan (18-5) which although Parisyan originally won by decision, was later overturned and ruled a “no contest” after Parisyan tested positive for pain killers.
UFC 100 will be held at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nev. on July 11th. Although sold out, the event will be available live on Pay-Per-View on iN DEMAND, DIRECTV, DISH Network, TVN, BellTV, Shaw Communications and Viewer’s Choice Canada for a suggested retail price of $44.95 for standard definition or high-definition broadcasts (where available)..
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By: Jack Bratcher