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20/08/09 - Carwin v Lesnar definite for 106, Velasquez fights winner
Shane Carwin is fighting Brock Lesnar in a UFC heavyweight title battle at UFC 106, Fighters Only has been able to confirm.
The rumour emerged late Wednesday night via US site MMA Madness, which cited “sources close to the event”.
Fighters Only has since been able to contact a well-placed source who has confirmed that the bout is “definitely” on.
The source also confirmed that Carwin has been pulled from a scheduled fight with Cain Velasquez at UFC 104.
That fight would have pitted two rising heavyweight contenders against each other, but a rethink on the UFC’s part has prompted the scrapping of the bout.
Instead, Carwin will get a heavyweight title shot and Velasquez will be next in line after him, fighting the winner of Lesnar-Carwin.
Carwin is 11-0 in professional MMA and is 3-0 in the UFC, with all his wins in the organisation coming by way of first round stoppage.
Lesnar is 4-1 in MMA and has 3 of his 4 matches in the UFC. Frank Mir beat him when he debuted in the organisation but Lesnar was able to avenge that loss in his most recent fight, at the same time successfully defending the UFC heavyweight title he won from Randy Couture at UFC 91.
John Joe O’Regan
John.fightersonly@gmail.com
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