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Rumors abound for future UFC events

Thursday, August 20th, 2009

Scouring the many MMA fan & gossip sites it seems that several future UFC events have experienced changes to the lineups of fighters. We take a look at some of the recent UFC rumors and news events to keep fans across the globe up to date.

On the UFC 103 fight card, Jim Miller and Thiago Tavares were supposed to hook up in one of the preliminary bouts on September 26 in Dallas, TX, but an injury to Taveras supposedly has him out of the fight.

UFC 104 was supposed to feature an intriguing heavyweight matchup of Shane Carwin (11-0) versus Cain Velasquez (6-0), but rumors are swirling that the UFC is talking to Carwin and Lesnar about headlining the UFC 106 fight card in Las Vegas in November. The change-up thrown by the UFC appears to have Velasquez now fighting Ben Rothwell on the UFC 104 fight card.

UFC 107 appears set for December 2009 in Memphis, Tennessee, and has been rumored to feature TUF 10 coaches Rashad Evans and Rampage Jackson as well as heavyweights Frank Mir vs Cheick Kongo. The latest talk has Paulo Thiago vs Thiago Alves facing off at UFC 107 as well.

So that is the buzz for the recent few days. We will strive to keep MMA fans across the globe up to date on the recent rumors and news moving forward here at ProFighting-fans.com!