Goran Reljic Out of UFC 90

UFC Middleweight Goran Reljic has been forced out of his UFC 90 match against Thales Leites due to injury.

Reljic has injured his back during training and has been given an expected recovery time of two to four months. Reljic currently holds a professional record of 8-0, and a win over Leites could have earned him a title shot.

No replacement opponent has been named yet, and with twelve days left, the UFC may struggle to find one.

Leites - Reljic Signed For UFC 90

A bout has recently been signed between Goran Reljic and Thales Leites.

The bout is expected to take place at UFC 90 in October. Reljic will move down to middleweight for the bout, although there is no word on whether this will be a permanant move.

The event will be the UFC's first in Chicago. The full fight card has not yet been confirmed, but the following bouts are rumored:

Champ Anderson Silva vs. Patrick Cote (for UFC middleweight title)
Thiago Alves vs. Diego Sanchez
Tyson Griffin vs. Sean Sherk
Fabricio Werdum vs. TBA
Thales Leites vs. Goran Reljic
Hermes Franca vs. Gleison Tibau

UFC 84 Fight Bonuses

It is common knowledge amongst fans that the UFC awards fight bonuses to four fighters that performed exceptionally well at an event. Here are the awards from UFC 84 for Fight of the Night, Submission of the Night and KO of the night:

Goran Reljic and Wilson Gouveia received $75,000 each for Fight of the Night. The fight was fast and furious from start to finish, with both fighters looking as though they were close to ending it on more than one occasion. In the end it was Reljic who caught Gouveia sending him crashing to the mat, and proceeded to rain down punches and hammer fists until the fight was stopped.

Wanderlei Silva received $75,000 for his knock out of Keith Jardine. The fight was over in 36 seconds and was fast and furious from start to finish. Silva hit Jardine and dropped him with a punch and proceeded to ground and pound him until the fight was stopped. Jardine was unconscious on the mat for a few minutes but was able to walk out under his own steam in the end.

Submission of the Night was given to Rousimar Palhares for his very slick arm bar. Ivan Salaverry did a great job of defending multiple rear naked choke attempts before Palhares transitioned into a perfectly executed arm bar.

Fighter purses have not yet been released for the event, but we will let you know as soon as they are.