Shane Carwin and Cain Velasquez have verbally agreed to an Oct. 24 matchup and are likely to meet in the co-main event at UFC 104, sources close to the matchup confirmed to FanHouse.
Reports of the two fighting at UFC 103 appeared in recent days, but the UFC has apparently settled on the following event for the key heavyweight bout which may determine the next title challenger. No bout agreements have been signed, but little appears to stand in the way of the matchup.
Carwin and Velasquez are two of the organization's fastest-rising heavyweights and both boast unbeaten records.
Carwin upped his record to a perfect 11-0 with a first-round knockout of Gabriel Gonzaga in March. During the fight, however, he suffered a broken nose and needed time off to recover. He also holds knockout wins over UFC foes Neil Wain and Christian Wellisch. The 34-year-old has notably never been past the first round.
Velasquez, meanwhile, moved to 6-0 (4-0 in the UFC) with a three-round decision over contender Cheick Kongo during last month's UFC 99.
The main event of UFC 104, which will take place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, is a light-heavyweight championship fight pitting new titleholder Lyoto Machida against Mauricio "Shogun" Rua.
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7-01-2009 @ 7:26PM
richardbikle said...
Carwin.
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7-01-2009 @ 9:57PM
ihateemo said...
Carwin undoubtedly. I'd have thought the UFC would have given Velasquez AND Carwin a couple more fights before throwing their two best prospects together.
Either way, this one's all Carwin. Cain's got a better chance of getting a takedown on a truck.
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7-02-2009 @ 8:51AM
jay said...
Yup, Carwin in this one.
Dos Santos after that maybe, and/or title shot.
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7-02-2009 @ 1:32PM
kwilbur10 said...
I never would have thought to put these fighters together. Because the more people they have near the top the better it is for the division. But I think this fight will be a good one. Both have dominated their fights so far, but are very different. My head says Carwin my gut says Cain. I am going with Cain.
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7-14-2009 @ 12:42AM
Tall Jaime said...
I really dont see Cain winning this one. He got rocked a few times by Cheick Kongo, and didn't look as if Kongo put that much leg power into those punches. Just think if Carwin actually puts effort into a right hook? I'm sure hell knock Cain's head off. After that I hope he knocks Lesnar back into reality.
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7-14-2009 @ 12:43AM
Tall Jaime said...
I really dont see Cain winning this one. He got rocked a few times
by Cheick Kongo, and didn't look as if Kongo put that much leg power
into those punches. Just think if Carwin actually puts effort into a
right hook? I'm sure hell knock Cain's head off. After that I hope
he knocks Lesnar back into reality.
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