Changes made to UFC 106…
By Robert Przybylo
BPrzybylo@opubco.com
The UFC didn’t take long to figure out what to do for a main event at UFC 106 on Nov. 21 in Las Vegas.
After heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar pulled out of his bout with Shane Carwin because of illness, the UFC announced that Tito Ortiz vs. Forrest Griffin II will be the new top attraction.
Not bad, huh?
The UFC also announced it hopes Carwin and Lesnar can be rescheduled for early 2010.
Griffin and Ortiz fought 3 1/2 years ago with Ortiz earning a tough decision. Ortiz was originally supposed to fight Mark Coleman, but he withdrew because of injury.
This fight is good, I’m liking it. Ortiz wants to make a splash in his return to the UFC while Griffin wants to become relevant again. Yeah, Griffin’s last two losses (Rashad Evans, Anderson Silva) are against some of the best in the world, but he needs a win. Not deperately, but a loss won’t do him any good.
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Also at UFC 106 will be the return of former Oklahoma State wrestling star Jake Rosholt.
Rosholt, coming off a career-defining victory (at this point) at UFC 102 against Chris Leben, is going to take on Kendall Grove. Grove lost a three-round decision to Ricardo Almeida at UFC 101.
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