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Brock Lesnar undergoing surgery and out for a prolonged period means a new bout will have to take place for an Interim HW Title. Eight-man tournament could be the best answer.Contributor: John LockePublished: Nov 23, 2009
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UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar, sidelined since falling ill in September, remains "very sick" and his future is still uncertain, according to UFC President Dana White.
"Tons of people keep asking me about brock. He is still VERY sick. We are unsure about his future," White wrote on Twitter on Thursday.
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- UFC Champion Brock Lesnar Is Very Ill (andpop.com)
Four-time UFC heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia has verbally agreed to fight on the Dream New Year's Eve card. It will be Sylvia's Japanese debut. He last fought in September defeating Jason Riley. The win was his first win since UFC 77 against Brandon ...
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With his title hopes currently on hold, Shane Carwin is currently in limbo.
Carwin's last bout was a first round TKO victory over Gabriel Gonzaga in early March. Eight months have passed, and Carwin has yet to see the inside of the octagon again.
Carwin was originally slated to take on fellow up-and-comer Cain Velasquez; that match was scrapped in favor of a shot at the UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar.
That match was set to headline UFC...
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From bleacherreport.com
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UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar underwent minor surgery yesterday to treat a bacterial infection in his intestinal tract and has been released from the hospital.
With Lesnar out indefinitely, White told the LA Times on Tuesday that the UFC will schedule an interim heavyweight title fight, with Carwin and fellow contender Cain Velasquez expected to square off early next year.
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ALEXANDRIA, Minn. — A friend of UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar says the ultimate fighter is back at his home in Alexandria, Minnesota, recovering from a bacterial infection.
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The UFC currently uses five weight classes:
- Lightweight: 145 to 155 lb (67 to 70 kg)
- Welterweight: 156 to 170 lb (71 to 77 kg)
- Middleweight: 171 to 185 lb (78 to 84 kg)
- Light Heavyweight: 186 to 205 lb (85 to 93 kg)
- Heavyweight: 206 to 265 lb (94 to 120 kg)
In addition, there are four other weight classes specified in the Unified Rules which the UFC does not currently utilize: Flyweight (under 125 lb, 57 kg), Bantamweight (126 to 135 lb, 61 kg), Featherweight (136 to 145 lb, 66 kg), and Super Heavyweight ( above 265 lb, 120 kg). The Flyweight, Bantamweight, and Featherweight classes are used in another promotion owned by Zuffa, LLC, World Extreme Cagefighting.
