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UFC 111 Preview and Predictions
I’ve been looking forward to UFC 111 for quite some time. The card suffered a blow when Thiago Alves was told he couldn’t fight Jon Fitch due to an irregularity in a pre-fight CAT scan. That took one of the best fights of the night off the card, but there’s still plenty of good ones [...]
Brock Lesnar to Return in Summer to Face Mir/Carwin Winner
UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar and UFC President Dana White appeared on ESPN’s Sportscenter this morning for their first public comments since Lesnar had to cancel a scheduled November title defense.
During the seven minute interview, Lesnar described in detail how sick he became and how close his career came to being over. He also ripped [...]
Frank Mir Will Face Shane Carwin at UFC 111-Interim Title a Possibility
According to MMA Fanhouse, former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir will likely take on #1 contender Shane Carwin for the UFC interim heavyweight championship. The bout is expected to take place at UFC 111, scheduled for March 27th in Newark, New Jersey.
Current UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar recently underwent surgery for an intestinal problem. It is [...]
Brock Lesnar Pulls Out of UFC 106 Fight With Shane Carwin
According to Yahoo Sports’ Kevin Iole, Brock Lesnar has been forced to pull out of his scheduled title defense against Shane Carwin at UFC 106. The report indicates that Lesnar has been battling an illness for almost a month, and hasn’t been able to train for the contest. Here’s what UFC president Dana White had [...]
Shane Carwin is “honored” to fight for UFC title and “hates Brock Lesnar”
Shane Carwin confirmed last night that he was offered a UFC title fight with Brock Lesnar. Here is what he had to say on his website:
I have verbally been offered the fight with Brock and I have verbally accepted this fight. My manager and the UFC are handling the the details. I am honored that [...]
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 upset at Brock Lesnar’s post-fight antics
Here’s what Shane Carwin had to say about Brock Lesnar’s post-fight actions (From Carwin’s blog):
I cannot say I was surprised by anything that night other then Brock’s reaction to beating a very tough Frank Mir. Frank is a legend and a great guy who got out powered not out classed. The sponsor issue, you need [...]
