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ropesringandcage.com - 10/27/2009

Lesnar/Carwin Postponement Spotlights Major Problem For UFC: Too Many Events

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With Monday's surprise announcement that UFC Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar's match with Shane Carwin was postponed due to an undisclosed illness, a major flaw in the UFC's business model was once again exposed. While still hot, the UFC is putting on way too many events, thinning out the ...

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sports.yahoo.com - 10/26/2009

Y! exclusive: Illness forces Lesnar out of fight

— sports.yahoo.com — 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 ... (more) Y! exclusive: Illness forces Lesnar out of fight

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Shane Carwin

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FightLine.com - 10/27/2009

Exclusive Interview: Shane Carwin Talks About Lesnar's Departure, His Beginnings In MMA and More

— FightLine.com — Shane Carwin talks to FightLine.com (more) Exclusive Interview: Shane Carwin Talks About Lesnar's ...

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Brock Lesnar

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FightLine.com - 10/26/2009

Breaking News: Brock Lesnar Out Of 106 Fight Due To Flu

— FightLine.com — Dana White confirms the bout is off (more) Breaking News: Brock Lesnar Out Of 106 Fight Due To Flu

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Shane Carwin

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@DerekMMAWriter - Saw your tweet earlier about the number of UFC events. Did you read my blog on that topic? - http://tinyurl.com/ygc4zrm 12 days ago

Ropes, Ring and Cage: Lesnar Illness Spotlights Major Problem For ...: While there is plenty of top talent (And.. http://tinyurl.com/ygc4zrm 10/27/2009

Brock Lesnar/Shane Carwin postponement spotlights major problem for #UFC - too many events. http://tinyurl.com/ygc4zrm #mma 10/27/2009

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MMA Week In Review: Kimbo's next fight, MMA in Boston, another great TUF
RootZoo Articles — ... happens to him. Another big one: Anderson Silva will not defend his Middleweight title against Vitor Belfort at January's UFC 108 due to ongoing recovery from elbow surgery. Ugh. Is there any top talent in the UFC that isn't injured right now? On the flip side for UFC 106, Josh Koscheck vs. Anthony Johnson has been inked for UFC 106 and Phil Baroni vs. Amir Sadollah has been moved up to the main card - now headlined by Tito Ortiz vs. Forrest Griffin. In case you missed it, here's my column from earlier this week on why there are too many UFC events and the ramifications ...