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August 22, 2009 White confirms heavyweight title clash: UFC president Dana White has confirmed the heavyweight title clash between Shane Carwin and Brock Lesnar at UFC 106. White believes it will be an exciting fight as Carwin ‘hates’ Lesnar. “Brock is ready to go now [+] August 22, 2009 Hardy could fight Kim at UFC 105: Korean fighter Don Hyun Kim could be set for a fight against Dan ‘The Outlaw’ Hardy at UFC 105, according to Fighters Only Magazine. The magazine says a source in South Korea has told them that Kim [+] August 21, 2009 Velasquez to fight Rothwell at UFC 104: Cain Velasquez will not face UFC newcomer Ben Rothwell at UFC 104 in October. Velasquez was originally supposed to fight Shane Carwin at the UFC 104 event, but Carwin will instead fight Brock Lesnar at UFC 106 for the heavyweight title. Rothwell was previously supposed to face Chase Gormley at UFC 104. Velasquez is 4-0 inside the Octagon and managed to beat Cheick Kongo at UFC 99 in June in his last fight. [+] August 21, 2009 Henderson admits to surgery: WEC lightweight contender Ben ‘Smooth’ Henderson has admitted that he has had surgery to correct his short-sightedness. Henderson has struggled with the problem for his whole career and has missed opponents standing right in front of him [+] August 21, 2009 St. Pierre to return in January: UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre looks set to make a return to the octagon in January 2010, according to his manager. The 28-year-old suffered a groin injury in the third round of the UFC 100 fight [+] August 20, 2009 Fightmania Mailbag: Carano, Lesnar, UFC Roster Cuts: With what seems like a dozen various major title matches this month so far, along with a little history being made by women’s mixed martial artists (as well as your other usual headlines), there’s a lot to [+] August 20, 2009 Vera targets heavyweight belt: Brandon Vera has refused to give up on his dream of holding the UFC heavyweight title belt. Vera, who wants to hold both the heavyweight belt and the light-heavyweight one, will fight Krzystoff Soszynski in his next [+] August 20, 2009 Kelly to fight Siver at UFC 105: Wolfslair lightweight Paul Kelly will fight German lightweight Dennis Siver at UFC 105, according to Fighters Only Magazine. The magazine was told by a German source that the two have agreed to fight at UFC 105. Kelly has had wins over Troy Mandaloniz and Roli Delagdo in his two recent fights. Siver is currently holding a 2-2 UFC record and is in his second stint for the MMA promoter. [+] August 20, 2009 Carwin to face Lesnar for UFC title: Shane Carwin will fight Brock Lesnar at UFC 106 for the UFC heavyweight title. MMA FanHouse says Carwin’s fight against Cain Velasquez at UFC 104 has been dropped and he will instead fight Lesnar in the main [+] August 19, 2009 Floriana’s brother blasts BJ Penn: Kenny Florian’s brother Keith has hit out at UFC lightweight champions BJ Penn. Keith Florian claims Penn used dirty tricks during his recent title defence against Kenny at UFC 101. “There are a lot of things that [+]