The UFC recently announced at a last minute press conference that Brock Lesnar would be withdrawing from his fight against Junior Dos Santos due to a recurrence of diverticulitis.

The fight which was scheduled for UFC 131 in Vancouver was meant to be Brock's come-back fight after losing his title to Cain Velasquez, and has been recently built-up in the Ultimate Fighter reality tv series where Brock and Junior are both coaches.

At this stage Brock said that he hopes to continue fighting but will not be making a decisions as he awaits results from the Mayo clinic. Junior Dos Santos will now face Shane Carwin in place of Brock.

Shane Carwin (12-1) and Roy Nelson (15-5) are set to meet at UFC 125 in the co-main event of the New Year's Day show. Both fighters are coming off losses and are looking to re-affirm their position in the HW division in the quest for the title.

The latest UFC card now includes:

• Champ Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard (for lightweight title)
• Shane Carwin vs. Roy Nelson
• Takanori Gomi vs. Clay Guida
• Chris Leben vs. Brian Stann*
• Nate Diaz vs. Dong Hyun Kim*
• Thiago Silva vs. Brandon Vera*
• Phil Baroni vs. Brad Tavares*
• Antonio McKee vs. Jacob Volkmann*
  

* - not officially announced

Randy Couture heads over to Death Clutch Training Camp to assist with Brock Lesnar's preparation for Shane Carwin

In a recent interview renowned heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko said he wasn't a fan of the UFC. Lesnar prolaims he is no fan of Fedor either. The current UFC heavyweight champion said he thinks Fedor is "the greatest champion of all time....in his own little world".

With recent talks of Fedor considering retirement, a fight between the two top heavyweights may never transpire. Either way, Lesnar says he would have no problems facing Fedor and is confident he would beat him, stating that he believes he "can beat anybody".

For now, Lesnar will have to focus for his next fight against Shane Carwin on the UFC 116 card. Fedor's current contract with Strikeforce is nearing it's conclusion, and it remains to be seen if he will continue to fight further for them or any other organisation.

source: www.mmaweekly.com