The following is from Dave Meltzer's WrestlingObserver.com website:
This is an update on the Saturday night Los Angeles Coliseum show:
Dark matches
Hideo Tokoro vs. Brad Pickett
J.Z. Calvan vs. Nam Phan
Showtime live
Jake Shields vs. Ido Pariente
Jonathan Wiezorek vs. Tim Persey (replacing Antonio Silva)
PPV
Melvin Manhoef vs. Yoon Doon Sik
Mighty Mo vs. Ruben Villareal (relacing Choi Mu Bae)
Royce Gracie vs. Kazushi Sakuraba (match is now official as Gracie completed all licensing requirements)
Brock Lensar vs. Kim Min-soo
Notes:
Katsuhiko Nagata vs. Gabe Ruediger is off the card as Ruediger had a problem getting licensed
Johnnie Morton vs. Bernard Ackah is 50/50. Ackah has not been licensed. If he doesn't get licensed by 1 p.m. Friday Morton will not be fighting on the show
No word at this moment as to what the problems with Ruediger, Silva, Ackah and Mu Bae were.
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