UPDATED: Report: UFC targeting Lesnar/Velasquez for UFC 119 in September, Iole says no

by Matt Bishop on Jul 6, 2010 3:36 PM EDT in News

LAS VEGAS - JULY 03: Brock Lesnar reacts after his second round submission of Shane Carwin at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on July 3, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The Dayton Daily News is reporting that the UFC is looking at September's UFC 119 as a potential date for the heavyweight championship showdown between Brock Lesnar and Cain Velasquez.

The show, which has yet to be officially announced, is scheduled for Sept. 25 at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The fight between Lesnar and Velasquez is contingent on Lesnar's health following his second round submission victory against Shane Carwin this past Saturday at UFC 116 in Las Vegas.

The report says both Lesnar and Carwin were told before Saturday's fight they likely would fight next at the Indianapolis show barring injuries.

The expected event would be the UFC's first foray into Indiana and first trip to the Midwest since UFC 96, which was held at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.

Velasquez earned his shot at the title by beating former PRIDE heavyweight and UFC interim heavyweight champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira by first round TKO at UFC 110 in February. Velasquez (8-0) has finished seven of his eight opponents by TKO. His lone decision was against Cheick Kongo at UFC 99.

If the fight happens Sept. 25, it would be the shortest turnaround for a fight in Lesnar's career. Before his fight with Carwin, Lesnar was off for 51 weeks due to a bout with Diverticulitis. This would be a 12-week turnaround.

UPDATE: This is from Kevin Iole's Twitter.

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I highly doubt this comes to fruition

by Forrest Lynn on Jul 6, 2010 2:33 AM EDT reply actions

agreed Forrest.

especially with Lesnars wife due with a new addition to the family…. this is just hype for early ticket sales, pretty weak from the ufc imo

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by RearNakedPoke on Jul 6, 2010 8:11 AM EDT up reply actions

Forrest has nailed the correct.

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by Kelvin Hunt on Jul 6, 2010 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions

Cain coming off Surgery 4 weeks ago makes this less likely

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by Erich Vowell on Jul 6, 2010 3:02 AM EDT reply actions

Yeah a date in late October or early November would be a much better fit for all concerned. It’ll allow Cain and Brock some recovery time, allow them to get the most out of their training camps and allow the UFC to promote/hype the fight to the moon. No need to rush things when you have a deep roster like the UFC has, i’m sure they can put together a few headliners until then to hold them over.

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by villin on Jul 6, 2010 5:31 AM EDT reply actions

I’m thinking this one goes for the end of the year card, since they couldn’t make it the usual extravaganza last year. Also, part of me wants Brock to drop the belt just so it gets defended more often.

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by Anthony Pace on Jul 6, 2010 5:32 PM EDT reply actions