LISTER VS LEITES OFF FOR SEPT 17 UFC IN OMAHA

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LISTER VS LEITES OFF FOR SEPT 17 UFC IN OMAHA
Friday, August 01, 2008 - by Damon Martin - MMAWeekly.com

The proposed bout between middleweights Dean Lister and Thales Leites, originally reported by several outlets as taking place on Sept. 17 as a part of the UFC Fight Night show emanating from Omaha, Neb., has been postponed due to a slight knee injury suffered by Lister, as confirmed to MMAWeekly.com by Lister’s management team at Haymaker’s Empire.

While no bout agreements or official documentation has been presented, it is possible the two fighters could still meet at a later event. With fight cards filling up fairly quickly all the way until October already, a likely target for the rescheduled bout is a November event that has yet to be announced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

According the Lister’s management team at Haymaker’s Empire, the UFC along with matchmaker Joe Silva were “very understanding and accommodating” with the situation due to the fighter’s injury that prevented him from a healthy training camp.

Lister was coming off of an impressive win over Jeremy Horn at the most recent Ultimate Fighter Finale in Las Vegas.

Current rumors place at least one event for the UFC in Portland, Ore. for the month of November, but neither the promotion nor any venue has confirmed a date or location for Portland at this time.