Mike Kyle Drops off From Gegard Mousasi Fight

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Mike Kyle Drops off From Gegard Mousasi Fight

Written on April 01, 2011 by Markham Mencken

Strikeforce confirmed that Mike Kyle withdraws from his fight against Gegard Mousasi due to hand injury.

Due to a broken hand acquired from training, Mike Kyle was forced to withdraw from next week’s fight against Gegard Mousasi, Strikeforce is looking for a replacement to face Gegard Mousasi, but the promotion has yet to sign anyone as of Thursday afternoon.

The Kyle vs Mousasi fight was slated to be part of Strikeforce’s April 9 four-fight card. The tourney will have a back-to-back headline bout, matching Nick Diaz vs Paul Daley and Gilbert Melendez vs Tatsuya Kawajiri. Also penciled for the Strikeforce April 9 card is a lightweight match between Shinya Aoki and Lyle Beerbohm.