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Ben Rothwell to step in against Cain Velasquez at UFC 104
After news broke about Shane Carwin being taken off the UFC 104 card to fight Brock Lesnar at UFC 106, many were left wondering who Cain Velasquez would fight. The answer is Ben Rothwell.
Rothwell was booked to fight Chase Gormley at the same card, but now he’ll take a step up and fight Velasquez instead. [...]
Brock Lesnar vs. Shane Carwin possible for UFC 106
According to various reports, Shane Carwin has been pulled out of his scheduled fight with Cain Velasquez at UFC 104 so he can face Brock Lesnar at UFC 106 in November. It seems the UFC wanted to keep both Carwin and Velasquez as viable title contenders, and didn’t want to basically eliminate one of them [...]
Shane Carwin vs. Cain Velasquez set for UFC 104??
According to a report on fiveouncesofpain.com, rising heavyweight prospects Shane Carwin and Cain Velasquez have agreed to fight at UFC 104. The fight will determine the number one contender to the heavyweight title, and the winner will face the winner of the Brock Lesnar/Frank Mir fight at UFC 100.
UFC 104 takes place on October [...]
Bobby Lashley’s future
I’ve been asked a few times to comment on the future for former WWE superstar turned MMA fighter Bobby Lashley. Lashley is coming off a 1st round victory over Bob Sapp this past Saturday, and his MMA record now stands at 4-0.
As a MMA prospect, he isn’t thought of in the same realm as guys [...]
UFC 99 Preview
MMA Record- 134-80 (63%)
UFC 99 hasn’t received a lot of attention because it takes place in Germany and is sandwiched between two high profile cards (Machida/Evans at UFC 98 and Mir/Lesnar, GSP/Alves at UFC 100) but it features many very good matchups and is one of the better cards of the year. Here is my [...]
