Brock Lesnar Out Of UFC 106

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UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar has withdrawn from his upcoming title defense against Shane Carwin due to illness, UFC President Dana White told Yahoo Sports on Monday.

 

“He said he’s never been this sick in his life,” White said of Lesnar. “He said it’s been going on for a long time and he just hasn’t been able to shake it.”

 

Lesnar was scheduled to face Carwin Nov. 21 in Las Vegas at UFC 106. White told Yahoo, however, that Lesnar has been sick for more than three and a half weeks and has been unable to train. White does not think Lesnar has the H1N1 virus, according to Yahoo’s report.

 

Sherdog.com has not been able to reach Carwin for comment, but he posted on his Twitter account that he was "very disappointed."

 

"It's (disappointing) hearing about your career and life through the media," Carwin wrote in a second message. "Nothing from the (bosses) yet."

 

In a third message, Carwin indicated that he had spoken with his manager, Jason Genet, and suggested that the matchup has been postponed until Jan. 2. UFC 108 is scheduled for that date at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

 

UFC.com reported Monday that a light heavyweight matchup between Tito Ortiz and Forrest Griffin will now headline UFC 106.

 

http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/update-lesnar-out-of-ufc-106-20560

 

Pretty crappy to hear this as this headliner would've been the icing on the cake for a pretty good 106 card. Don't get me wrong, Tito vs. Forrest is a very interesting remtach and a fight I am very excited to see happen, but if they would've had this fight on top of the Tito/Forrest fight it would've been a very nice card (assuming that they have the Lil Nog vs. Cane fight on this card as well like speculated).

 

Oh well, if they end up having this fight on the New Years card and they also keep the Silva/Belfort fight on that card (speculation was that this would be the headliner) then that is going to be a sick card.