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 Manny
Gamburyan Confirms Shoulder Dislocation
The Ultimate Fighter 5
Finale's Manny Gamburyan confirmed on Sunday he
suffered a shoulder dislocation during Saturday
evening's mega event. (see
UFC Junkie)
Gamburyan lost to Nate
Diaz just 20 seconds into the second round despite
an impressive first round. He dropped to his
knees and grabbed his shoulder in obvious agony.
“When I shot for his
left leg, I popped [my shoulder] out,” Gamburyan
said in the post-fight interview. “He sprawled
really good, and I popped it out. I thought I broke
my shoulder and neck. I was hurt really bad. I know
I can fight hard, but it was really bad pain.“
An official injury report from the Nevada State
Athletic Commission should be available in the next
couple days, according to UFC Junkie.
The UFC has not
awarded Gamburyan a consolation contract either
according to that website "however, it’s a safe bet
to assume he’ll be invited to compete in future UFC
events — or possibly the 145-pound featherweight
division of the UFC-owned WEC organization."
Manuel Gamburyan is a
mixed martial artist with a background in judo.
Manuel was chosen as a participant on the reality
show The Ultimate Fighter 5. He fought on Jens
Pulver's team (Pulver
was defeated in the finale by BJ Penn).
Manny defeated Noah
Thomas in the preliminary round. In his next matchup
Gamburyan defeated heavily favored Matt Wiman to
advance to the semifinal round.
In the semifinal
round, Manny once again beat the odds by beating Joe
Lauzon in a unanimous decision and advancing to the
final where he faced Nathan Diaz and ultimately
dislocated his shoulder.
The cousin of UFC
fighter Karo Parisyan, Manuel was dubbed "Pitbull"
for the tenacity he displayed in fighting
lightweight champion Sean Sherk in 2001. On June
18th, 2007, in an radio inteview with Kevin and Bean
on KROQ, Manny said his nickname was changed to "Manvil",
since "Pitbull" was already taken by other UFC
fighters.
Manuel arrived in the
United States with his family in 1991 from Armenia.
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Tyrone Black,
Sports911.com
Originally published
June 24, 2007 7:32 pm ET
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