Brock Out, Carwin In

[IC Champion]

UFC Announces Brock Lesnar Suffering From Diverticulitis Again, Junior dos Santos to Face Shane Carwin at UFC 131
http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2011/5/12/2168116/brock-lesnar-diverticulitis-shane-carwin-junior-dos-santos
In an unusual move the UFC announced a last minute media conference call. With about 30 minutes notice the speculation began to fly among media as to what could produce such an unusual move on the UFC's part. There were rumors flying on Twitter of everything from a major injury to a deal with NBC.

Unfortunately, the major injury angle proved the truth. Brock Lesnar is once again suffering from diverticulitis and has been forced out of his bout with Junior dos Santos. The fight has been built up through this season of The Ultimate Fighter and would have marked the former heavyweight champion's return to the cage.

Dana White said that Lesnar has some "serious choices" to make going forward. And there are some speculating we may never see Lesnar fight again.

The UFC announced that dos Santos would now face Shane Carwin in the main event of UFC 131.

This continues the poor summer that the UFC faces in terms of big drawing main events.

Bloody Elbow will have much more news on this in the coming days.

[The Naitch]

quitter! He's almost as much of a pussy as GSP.

[IC Champion]

LOL, You wanna hold hands?

[MoFo]

Carwin v JDS sounds awesome though.

[Funky Fly]

Shitty deal. BTW, what is up with the Naitch in this forum?

[IC Champion]

I actually think Carwin vs JDS is a better fight.

[IC Champion]

Im actually gettin hyped for this the more I think about it, both guys have serious hands and like to stand and bang. I don't see either one really taking the other down, it will be interesting to see how Carwin approaches the fight.

[Funky Fly]

yup

[Krimzon7]

Holy Shit for Brock...but HOLY SHIT FOR SHANE!!!!! THis will be a goddamn great fight

[The Mask]

yeah same. my brother just told me before and i was all "ffs REALLY?!" and then he told me carwin was the replacement and i thought "oh shit, that'll rule" :'(

[Krimzon7]

Shane is gonna knock JDS's fucking ear off. There's no way JDS is gonna finish Carwin. and there's a decent chance that Carwin can't finsih Dos Santos.

I see JDS pulling guard and choking the shit outta Carwin....then I wake up and realize these fucking guys will be swinging for the fences!

[Super V]

Wow what a pussy.

[MoFo]

In the days following the announcement that UFC heavyweight figher Brock Lesnar has been forced to pull out of his upcoming fight, Lesnar’s close friend Paul Heyman will be working with UFC to promote the upcoming pay-per-view that Lesnar was previously scheduled to headline .

Paul Heyman will be working on the new UFC Countdown series to promote the next month’s UFC 131 show, which will now feature a #1 contenders fight between Junior Dos Santos and Brock Lesnar’s replacement, Shane Carwin.

Heyman, who previously worked with the Strikeforce MMA promotion (now owned by UFC) to promote last year’s EA: MMA video game release, will be working hands on with Shane Carwin to help Carwin’s mic skills.

As much as UFC tries to distance itself from the theatrics of pro wrestling, it is impossible to deny the marketability of a top fighter who can supplement his fight game with effective verbal skills.

At this point, this is just a one-time gig and there are no reports of Paul Heyman working with the UFC on a full-time basis, but this is interesting news nonetheless.


:lol: @ Heyman giving Carwin promo tips

[CSL]

lol outstanding