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Mark Coleman Tears MCL, Ortiz Fight Off UFC 106 Card

Posted by Vegas Martin in UFC News on Wednesday, October 7th, 2009

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The return of former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz suffered a setback. Ortiz’s opponent, former champion Mark Coleman has pulled out of their UFC 106 match. Coleman reportedly suffered an MCL tear.

Tito Ortiz twittered about the injury by calling Coleman a “sissy” for backing out of the fight.

The fight would have been Ortiz’s first since coming back to the UFC. Ortiz left in May 2008 after losing to Lyoto Machida and he has not competed since. Ortiz also had back surgery during his time away from the UFC.

Coleman’s MCL tear can take anywhere from 2-10 weeks to heel.