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Top Fights for UFC 106 Officially Announced

Posted by Marc Middleton in UFC News on Tuesday, September 15th, 2009

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- The UFC has officially announced the two top bouts for UFC 106. UFC Undisputed Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar (4-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) will defend his title against Shane Carwin (11-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC). Elsewhere, Tito Ortiz (15-6-1 MMA, 14-6-1 UFC) will face UFC Hall of Famer Mark Coleman (16-9 MMA, 7-4 UFC) in a light heavyweight bout. UFC 106: Lesnar vs. Carwin takes place on November 21st at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. Tickets are set to go on sale to the general public on September 19th. Tickets for UFC Fight Club members will go on sale September 17th, and UFC Newsletter subscribers will get their turn September 18th.

Other rumored bouts for the show include:

* Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs. Luis Cane
* Ricardo Almeida vs. Jon Fitch
* Dustin Hazelett vs. Karo Parisyan
* Marcus Davis vs. Ben Saunders
* Phil Baroni vs. Amir Sadollah