The plan to reschedule the UFC heavyweight championship bout between champ Brock Lesnar and challenger Shane Carwin at UFC 108 on Jan. 2 has been nixed.Carwin (11-0) was informed Wednesday evening by the UFC through his manager that the illness that caused Lesnar (4-1) to withdraw last week from their UFC 106 main event on Nov. 21 has persisted, rendering the champ unfit to train for a Jan. 2 fight as well.
"Guys my manager Jason Genet just told me that UFC 108 is not happening," Carwin wrote on his blog. "Brock has mono(nucleosis) and what the UFC has told me is that I have earned the title shot but I have to wait for the title holder."
The two heavyweights had been issued bout agreements for the UFC 108 date happening at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.When reached for comment, UFC president Dana White told Yahoo! Sports that mononucleosis will prevent Lesnar from training for at least a month and possibly up to six weeks.
According to WebMD, mononucleosis "is a common viral illness that can leave you feeling tired and weak for weeks or months. Mono goes away on its own, but lots of rest and good self-care can help you feel better."
White said he is still figuring out if Carwin will fight someone else in the meantime or if he'll have the undefeated heavyweight wait until Lesnar is ready.
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Not a fan of either but $10 here says Fedor fan boys will come here and say Brock is scared! Just watch.
I'll second that bet, and why did fedor go to strikeforce? and I am not taking that whole co-promotion thing either.
Fans of Fedor are educated MMA fans ... I doubt you'll see them calling a fighter "scared".
I'm glad to hear that there is a confirmed diagnoses. It makes me more confident that this fight will actually happen. I doubt that Carwin will take another fight in the meantime ... we'll have to wait a few months to see Carwin and Brock go at it for the title.
I don't think fedor is scared to fight brock, I just think he would rather keep his record intact. I am not saying that brock would win, but he would lose eventually if he was to fight in the UFC.
Here it comes.... UFC signed the fight way to soon and now realize that there is much more strategy in fighting Cain and Snane first and let the winner have Lesnar. They are not beyond doing this, they announced the Hendo and Silva fight and then backed off of it so I bet they have already offered this fight to Carwin for Jan 2
nice conspiracy theory but Cain is fighting Nog at 108. We don't have three way matchups in MMA.
@exp
actually your incorrect as you are confusing the LHW fight between Luis Bahna Cain and Antonio Rogerio Noguiera. Some expert! I kid I kid. But you are mistaken.
I'd like to see Rodrigo Noguiera fight Velasquez but my guess is we'll see Cigano Dos Santos fight Velazquez for the number one contender status.
Isn't mono the kissing disease kids in high school get?
Actually I was talking about the cain from bible ;) No. But didn't UFC announce Nog vs. Cane Vel for 108 ? Carwin seems to think he's got this thing and it's f'n golden (like Blago).
You might be right but I hadn't heard any official announcement. I know they announced Luis Cane vs Rogerio Noguiera (Big Nog's twin brother) but thats not at UFC 108. So, maybe it just hasn't been officially confirmed?
If Velasquez does fight Noguiera that will be one hell of a fight. I'd give the edge to Noguiera but this will be the toughest test of Vleasquez's career if it is confirmed. I think Noguiera is currently the best heavyweight in the UFC and the second best HW in the world other than Fedor. In fact, Noguiera is the one guy I would probably pick to beat Fedor at this point but that can change depending on how Fedor does against Rogers and how Nog does against Velasquez.
I think Nog's agent confirmed the bout. I don't agree with you about Nog's standing in the UFC. Can he beat guys like Carwin and Lesnar? Yes. But Lesnar has improved in his defense and he his weight and brute strength can negate Nog like Mir. Carwin is a different animal. I know people say Nog can take a lot of punishment but it seems Carwin throws 1 punch per round and that's usually a knockout punch.
Big baby Lasnar sux balls!
exp go drink machida piss. For someone who says they don't like Lesnar you sure do like squeezing his nuts off in your mouth. Maybe wash it down with some Machida piss?
he probably has the pig flu!