Heavyweight Jeff Monson has withdrawn from his scheduled fight against Mike Whitehead at Soaring Eagle Casino in Mt. Pleasant on July 10. He has been quickly replaced by two time UFC veteran Chase Gormley out of the renowned Black House MMA camp that includes Anderson Silva, Antonio Nogueira, Paulo Filho, Lyoto Machida, Junior Dos Santos and other great fighters.

Monson had previously committed to a fight in Australia for Impact FC in late July and then also committed to fight against Whitehead on July 10 planning to do both. Unbeknownst to the promoters of the IFC Extreme Challenge event at Soaring Eagle, Monson's Australia contract allowed the promoter of that event to move Monson’s fight forward as they now have. Since the Australia agreement preceded the IFC Extreme contract, Monson was forced to honor that one. According to Monte Cox who arranged the fight with Whitehead, IFC Extreme has no choice but to let him go, "We understood that Monson's scheduling was pretty aggressive but since we were first up on the schedule we weren't that concerned. It would have been nice if we had been aware of the possibility that the Australian promoter might push up Monson's fight. Jeff has written an apology to Soaring Eagle and the Michigan MMA fans. He has also promised to make good on this fight there in the near future. Mike Whitehead still plans to kick his butt”.

In addition to Mike Whitehead meeting Gormley , the card will also feature the winningest MMA fighter in the world Jeremy Horn defending his IFC World Middleweight Championship against another UFC vet Sean Salmons. The action all starts at 8 pm on Saturday, July 10 at the Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort in Mt. Pleasant, MI. Tickets start at only $30. Tickets are available online thru www.soaringeaglecasino.com or by calling 1-800-585-3737