Illness Forces Lesnar out of UFC 106
This is just fucking stupid. . .
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Brock Lesnar, the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s massive heavyweight titleholder, was forced to withdraw Monday from his highly anticipated Nov. 21 title defense in Las Vegas against Shane Carwin.
UFC president Dana White confirmed the news to Yahoo! Sports. White said Lesnar has been ill for more than three-and-a-half weeks and unable to train. With the bout at UFC 106 less than a month away, Lesnar was forced to postpone the title defense.
More From Kevin Iole'Shogun' has no one to blame but himself Oct 25, 2009 Machida retains title in controversial decision Oct 25, 2009 “He said he’s never been this sick in his life,” White said. “He said it’s been going on for a long time and he just hasn’t been able to shake it.”
White said he does not believe Lesnar had the H1N1 virus, commonly known as swine flu.
The fight matched two of the biggest and most powerful heavyweights in the UFC. Lesnar (4-1), a former World Wrestling Entertainment star, was a junior college and NCAA Division I wrestling champion. Carwin is a former Division II national wrestling champion.
Both men weigh around 295 pounds and cut weight to make the heavyweight division’s 265-pound limit.
White said he is not sure when the fight will be rescheduled or if Carwin will still fight on the card.
“We’re still working everything out,” he said.
Carwin (11-0), who made several appearances in Los Angeles on Saturday to promote the fight, was clearly disappointed at getting the news.
“My heart just sank, as you can imagine,” Carwin said. “Hopefully, we’ll get it rescheduled soon.”
The co-feature at UFC 106 is set to be a light heavyweight bout between Tito Ortiz and Forrest Griffin, both among the company’s most popular fighters. That bout could be moved to main event status if White does not land a suitable opponent for Carwin for that date.
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Re: Illness Forces Lesnar out of UFC 106
Fuck, I was really looking forward to seeing this one.
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I got 2.5u on Lesnar @ -190. I wonder if that's going to roll over or if it will get refunded. . .
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Originally Posted by SPX
I got 2.5u on Lesnar @ -190. I wonder if that's going to roll over or if it will get refunded. . .
They will grade it "no action" and return the money to your account.
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Originally Posted by IWS Zak
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Originally Posted by SPX
I got 2.5u on Lesnar @ -190. I wonder if that's going to roll over or if it will get refunded. . .
They will grade it "no action" and return the money to your account.
I don't know . . . I've had some other fights get rescheduled and the money just rolled over. Presumably this one will be rescheduled.
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Originally Posted by SPX
I don't know . . . I've had some other fights get rescheduled and the money just rolled over. Presumably this one will be rescheduled.
Really? What book do you use?
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Originally Posted by IWS Zak
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Originally Posted by SPX
I don't know . . . I've had some other fights get rescheduled and the money just rolled over. Presumably this one will be rescheduled.
Really? What book do you use?
I have accounts with Bodog, Bookmaker and Sportsbook.
For instance, I took Kenflo VS Guida @ -170 and that event was switched from UFC 106 to UFC 107. But maybe that's not exactly the same thing. I dunno.
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I gotta belive they would just call it no action. This is really no different than a rain out in baseball.
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Originally Posted by IWS Zak
I gotta belive they would just call it no action. This is really no different than a rain out in baseball.
Probably so. But that sucks because I know I won't be able to get Lesnar at those odds the next time around.
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Looks like it's being pushed back to 108:
http://twitter.com/shaneCarwin
Re: Illness Forces Lesnar out of UFC 106
Sick for 3 and a half weeks????
WTF does he have AIDS? Thats along time to be sick from anything
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WTF does he have AIDS?
::beatup::
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Good news.
Is that the end of the year card?
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Originally Posted by IWS Zak
Good news.
Is that the end of the year card?
Should be Jan 2.
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Originally Posted by IWS Zak
I gotta belive they would just call it no action. This is really no different than a rain out in baseball.
You were right.
That sucks. Now if I'm going to bet it then I'm going to have to settle for some shit like -275, which I will probably still take, because I think he's going to fuck Carwin up.
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Maybe they will throw Shogun/Machida 2 on that card.
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Originally Posted by IWS Zak
Maybe they will throw Shogun/Machida 2 on that card.
I was thinking that. It seems appropriate, but I'm not sure either fighter would agree to it.
