YAMMA Pit Fighting announced that Pat Smith will replace Gary Goodridge in the YAMMA Pit Fighting "Masters Superfight" against Eric "Butterbean" Esch in Atlantic City on April 11, 2008.
Goodridge was forced to withdraw from the event after losing a fight in South Korea on March 30, 2008 in what has been determined a knockout. This rendered Goodridge ineligible to fight on April 11 by the New Jersey Athletic Commission, which requires 30 days of inactivity following a KO.
Smith was previously slated to fight Oleg Taktarov in the event.
Smith gained notoriety in the early days of the UFC with his commanding wins in several memorable fights, including his defeat of Scott Morris in UFC 2. The Denver, Colorado native stands 6-foot-2 and weighs 230-pounds, and has won five of his last six MMA fights.
The updated fight card for the April 11th event is as follows:
MASTERS SUPERFIGHTS (Two Five-Minute Rounds)
Oleg Taktarov VS. Mark Kerr
Butterbean VS. Pat Smith
8 MAN HEAVYWEIGHT TOURNAMENT (One Five-Minute Round & Championship is Three Five-Minute Rounds)
Marcelo "Pato" Pereira
Sherman Pendergarst
Ricco "Suave" Rodriguez
Tony Sylvester
Chris Tuscherer
Travis "The Diesel" Wiuff
Alexey Oleynik
George Bush
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