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FightLine.com MMA News: Shane Carwin To Face Cain Velasquez For UFC Interim Heavyweight Title (Updated)
Five Knuckles Mixed Martial Arts: Shane Carwin vs. Cain Velasquez faces scheduling issues
MMAPlayground.com Web Headlines: Oh, Baby: Carwin-Velasquez Interim Title Fight In Jeopardy Over Schedule Problems
Shane Carwin To Face Cain Velasquez For UFC Interim Heavyweight Title (Updated)
FightLine.com MMA News —
... from the bout to face Lesnar, while Velasquez faced Ben Rothwell instead, whom he defeated via TKO. I have a knee I am rehabbing and a baby due on the eleventh of February," Carwin wrote. "I am down to do whatever is best for the division. Not sure how important the belt is in that scenario. (There are) lots of great fighters at the top and lots of talented young guns on the way up right now. "There's been talk of it, and we're working on it," Carwin's manager, Jason Genet, told MMAjunkie.com . "They're just trying to firm up some dates, but Shane and his wife are ...
Shane Carwin vs. Cain Velasquez faces scheduling issues
Five Knuckles Mixed Martial Arts —
... , seems to be growing increasingly difficult to put together. According to Carwin's manager Jason Genet, the undefeated heavyweight star has been in talks with the UFC about a Feb. 21, ...
Oh, Baby: Carwin-Velasquez Interim Title Fight In Jeopardy Over Schedule Problems
MMAPlayground.com Web Headlines —
Shane Carwin & Cain Velasquez have been in talks regarding meeting for the Interim UFC Heavyweight Championshp, but this fight may now be halted. The culprit? A potential baby-they're targeting UFC 110 in Australia on February 21 for the fight, but that's around the time Carwin's wife is expecting. The due date is February 11, about when Carwin would have to leave for 110. Article Last edited 11/20/09 2:40PM by DCRage Edit note/reason: n/a _______________________________________ “Believe in yourself. Believe in your own potential for greatness. Believe that you can change the ...
Scheduling problems could halt Shane Carwin vs. Cain Vealsquez interim title fight
MMA Interplay —
A potential interim heavyweight title fight between Shane Carwin (11-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) and Cain Velasquez (7-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC) could be in jeopardy due to a scheduling conflict.
With current champion Brock Lesnar’s recent bacterial infection and hospitalization expected to keep him out of action until mid-2010, his fight with Carwin – first planned for UFC 106 and then scrapped again from January’s UFC 108 card – is on hold.
Earlier this week, Carwin confirmed he and Velasquez “are in talks” for a potential interim title fight, but a source close to the fighter told MMAjunkie.com the target date, UFC 110 in Australia, could be a problem. ...
UFC & Strikeforce Fight And Scheduling Annoucements
MMA Convert —
Quick rundown of fight and scheduling announcements and notes.
UFC
— Wanderlei Silva vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama was expected to headline UFC 110 in Sydney, Australia, but now Dana White says that may change. “That’s my groundbreaking info on that fight. That one might change. We’re moving some things around and doing some stuff.” Yesterday, Dana said GSP vs. Hardy would take place in February, but says it won’t happen at UFC 109 as Silva-Belfort is expected to headline that card, so many are speculating that GSP-Hardy could replace Silva-Akiyama in the Australia main event. Dana did however say earlier this week that GSP-Hardy would “probably” happen in Vegas, so your guess is as good as mine.
— There were talks to put on a ...
Shane Carwin In Talks To Face Cain Velasquez For UFC Interim Heavyweight Championship
FightLine.com MMA News —
Shane Carwin In Talks To Face Cain Velasquez For UFC Interim Heavyweight Championship With UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar suffering from a bacterial infection that has put his career in jeopardy, the division has been put into disarray. Lesnar was forced to withdraw from a UFC 106 showdown with top undefeated contender Shane Carwin due to his illness and it's unknown if Lesnar will ever be able to fight again. The UFC is considering whether or not they should create an interim title until Lesnar's status becomes more clear. Carwin has acknowledged that he is now in talks to face fellow undefeated up-and-comer Cain Valazquez in a post on "The Underground" for the interim heavyweight championship. Carwin and Velasquez were originally scheduled to square off ...
