Good news on Lesnar front: (I personally think it will take a little longer)
It has been revealed that UFC heavyweight champion, Brock Lesnar is on the mend following surgery to correct a condition in his intestines and that he will return to action inside the octagon within the next six months.
Rodrigo Medeiros, the Jiu-Jitsu coach of the star, told TMZ.com:
“I can just say that the heavyweights can stop laughing and get ready to start crying because the champion will be back soon.”
This will come as welcome news to the promotion who have an injury list as long as your arm as well as top talent like Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Dan Henderson walking away from them. Now one of their biggest draws is on the mend after it was first feared he would never fight again. Project reincarnation begins…
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Thiago vs. Volkmann replaces Hazelett vs. Parisyan
A welterweight bout between Paulo Thiago (11-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) and Jacob Volkmann (10-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) originally slated for Saturday's "UFC 106: Griffin vs. Ortiz II" un-aired preliminary card today was promoted to the pay-per-view main card.
The fight takes the spot vacated by Karo Parisyan vs. Dustin Hazelett, which was canceled today following Parisyan's decision to pull out of the fight for undisclosed reasons.
With the change, Spike TV's special one-hour preliminary-card broadcast remains intact with Marcus Davis vs. Ben Saunders and Kendall Grove vs. Jake Rosholt.
UFC 106 takes place Nov. 21 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. The Spike TV broadcast begins at 9 p.m. ET (6 p.m. PT) and the pay-per-view airing at 10 p.m. ET.