UFC 106
| UFC 106: Lesnar vs. Carwin | ||||
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| File:Ufc106 600px v2 32825.jpg The poster for UFC 106: Lesnar vs. Carwin | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | November 21, 2009 | |||
| Venue | Mandalay Bay Events Center | |||
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 106: Lesnar vs. Carwin is an upcoming mixed martial arts event to be held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on November 21, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Mandalay Bay Events Center.[1]
Background
It was announced on September 6, 2009 that Dennis Hallman would face John Howard at this event.[2] On September 10, 2009 it was confirmed that the bout would take place at The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights Finale.[3]
A previously announced bout between Kenny Florian and Clay Guida has been moved to UFC 107.[4][5] MMAWeekly.com had reported that Tom Lawlor would fight on the card but he has been moved to UFC Fight Night 20.[6]
Tito Ortiz was originally scheduled to fight Mark Coleman. However, in an October 5, 2009 twitter post, Ortiz reported that the fight was now off, and it later became known that Coleman was suffering from a knee injury. The UFC has confirmed Forrest Griffin will now step in to face Ortiz.[7]
Jon Fitch was originally set to fight Ricardo Almeida but Almeida was forced off the card with a knee injury. Fitch will now fight Thiago Alves at UFC 107[8]
On October 26, UFC Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar pulled out of his fight against Shane Carwin due to a "severe flu".[9]
Official fight card
Main Card
- Light Heavyweight bout:
Tito Ortiz vs. Forrest Griffin[1] - Welterweight bout:
Karo Parisyan vs. Dustin Hazelett[1]
Preliminary Card
- Welterweight bout: Amir Sadollah vs. Phil Baroni[1]
- Welterweight bout: Ben Saunders vs. Marcus Davis[1]
- Middleweight bout: Kendall Grove vs. Jake Rosholt[1]
- Lightweight bout:
George Sotiropoulos vs. Jason Dent[1]
Other announced matchups
These matches have been reported as finalized by reliable sources but have not yet been added to the official card on UFC.com
- Light Heavyweight bout:
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs. Luiz Arthur Cane[10] - Welterweight bout: Paulo Thiago vs. Jacob Volkmann[11]
- Lightweight bout:
Caol Uno vs. Fabricio Camoes[12] - Welterweight bout: Brock Larson vs. Brian Foster[13]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "UFC 106". Ufc.com. Retrieved 2009-09-09.
- ^ "John Howard vs. Dennis Hallman in the works for UFC 106 in Las Vegas". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2009-09-07.
- ^ ""Superman" vs. "Doomsday" shifted to The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale in December". MMAjunkie.com. Retrieved 2009-09-10.
- ^ "Kenny Florian-Clay Guida Likely for UFC 106 in November". MMA Fanhouse. Retrieved 2009-08-27.
- ^ "Florian vs. Guida Moved to UFC 107". MMAFrenzy.com. 2009-01-02. Retrieved 2009-09-09.
- ^ http://mmajunkie.com/news/16519/tom-lawlor-and-aaron-simpson-agree-to-meet-at-ufc-fight-night-20-in-january.mma
- ^ "Forrest Griffin replaces Mark Coleman, faces Tito Ortiz at "UFC 106:Freeman vs Sullivan". MMAjunkie.com. accessdate=2009-10-09.
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- ^ http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/news;_ylt=Aj4NOMGUkLcmRjFi6DxnOk09Eo14?slug=ki-lesnar102609&prov=yhoo&type=lgns
- ^ "Antonio Rogerio Nogueira and Luis Cane targeted for UFC 106". www.mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2009-9-11.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "Paulo Thiago vs. Jacob Volkmann on tap for UFC 106". www.terra.com.br. Retrieved 2009-10-24.
- ^ "Uno-Camoes Set for UFC 106". www.sherdog.com. Retrieved 2009-10-13.
- ^ "BROCK LARSON VS. BRIAN FOSTER AT UFC 106". www.mmaweekly.com. Retrieved 2009-10-18.
