Originally Posted by mmajunkie

Health permitting, Brock Lesnar vs. Cain Velasquez could be UFC 119 headliner
by MMAjunkie.com Staff on Jul 05, 2010 at 8:55 am ET
UFC 119 could have a major championship headliner.

Following his UFC 116 title-unification victory over interim champion Shane Carwin, undisputed heavyweight champ Brock Lesnar (5-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) now could meet top contender Cain Velasquez (8-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) in the main event of September's UFC 119 event.

Prior to Saturday's event at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Lesnar and Carwin both were told by UFC officials that the winner – health permitting – tentatively would meet Velasquez at UFC 119. That's according to a report from MMAjunkie.com's (www.mmajunkie.com) Dann Stupp in his weekly Dayton Daily News "MMA Insider" column.

Although not officially announced by the organization, UFC 119 takes place Sept. 25 at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

Lesnar's team and UFC officials are expected to discuss the possibility of the UFC 119 slot this week.

Lesnar suffered some damage in a first round dominated by Carwin's ground and pound. In fact, two judges award him the round via scores of 10-8. However, he recovered in the second and secured an via arm-triangle choke to submit Carwin. Lesnar attended the night's post-fight conference and suggested he had no serious injuries, which makes a potential UFC 119 meeting a real possibility.

UFC 119, of course, is in desperate need of a main event. With the organization's busy late-summer/fall schedule, few top draws and headline-worthy fighters are available for the event, which marks the UFC's debut in the state of Indiana.

Lesnar certainly would give the show a boost. His fight with Carwin is likely to produce approximately 1 million pay-per-view buys, according to UFC president Dana White, and many consider the former WWE star the world's new top-ranked heavyweight following former kingpin Fedor Emelianenko's recent loss to Strikeforce fighter Fabricio Werdum.

After UFC 116, White confirmed the UFC's plans to give Velasquez the next title shot. The undefeated American Kickboxing Academy fighter earned his title shot with six consecutive UFC victories, including back-to-back knockouts of contender Cheick Kongo and former title-holder Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira.

Originally Posted by Rated R Classic (Post 3146579)

Cain’s standup is definitely better than Carwin’s, but is it as powerful? I just can’t see Cain knocking Lesnar out if Carwin couldn’t with all those bombs he was dropping. Lesnar will overpower Cain and force another submission.

Originally Posted by Instant Classic

Yes, but very few of those bombs landed cleanly, and each time I've seen Cain his striking get's faster, better and he hits harder. Cain is going to be much quicker than Shane, and maybe harder to take down. Let's not forget that Cain is a Division 1 All-American wrestler. Add to that his endless Cardio, go watch his fight with Kongo where he mauls him for three rounds and never gets tired. The guy dropped Nog, I know he's beaten up now, but still his chin is legandary in MMA.

Lesnar is going need to respect Cain's stand up, which is going to make it harder for him to shoot in for the takedown. I wouldn't be expecting Lesnar to submit Cain in this one, Cain isn't going to tire like Carwin, and probably has better BJJ. This is going to be a good fight, and a hard one to call.

Originally Posted by Rectal Pertruder (Post 3146573)

I fucking love Lesnar and Valesquez. I mean holy shit. What if they put the Rampage vs Lil Nog on there as a co main event? O M F G'ing in my pants.

Originally Posted by mmajunkie

A welterweight rematch between Chris Lytle (29-17-5 MMA, 8-9 UFC) and Matt Serra (11-6 MMA, 7-6 UFC) will be featured on the main card of the as-yet-unannounced UFC 119 event.

MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) has learned from sources close to the promotion that both fighters have agreed to the matchup, and bout agreements are expected to be finalized shortly.

UFC 119 takes place Sept. 25 at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

The two longtime UFC veterans first met at The Ultimate Fighter 4 Finale in November 2006 following the lone season of the Spike TV-broadcast reality series to feature organization veterans. Serra earned a split-decision nod in the fight.

Serra, of course, earned a title shot with the win over Lytle and went on to shock the MMA world with a first-round TKO of Georges St-Pierre. Serra was crowned the UFC's welterweight champion with the win, though he would relinquish the belt to St-Pierre in a rematch at UFC 83.

Serra fought most recently in a UFC 109 TKO win over Frank Trigg.

Meanwhile, Lytle carries a three-fight win streak into the matchup – his longest such run to take place in the octagon. An Indianapolis native, Lytle fought at this past weekend's UFC 116 event, where he made a claim for the evening's "Submission of the Night" with a combination triangle choke/straight armbar finish of Matt Brown. That claim ultimately fell short when UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar tapped out then-interim champ Shane Carwin.

Despite the snub, Lytle's go-for-broke fighting style has earned him an astounding seven "Fight Night" bonuses in his past nine UFC fights.