— Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is suffering from a severe staph infection, and his scheduled number one contender’s match with fellow heavyweight Cain Velasquez will no longer take place on the January UFC 108 card. The match postponement is the latest in a long list of changes to the show; at least three planned main events have been dropped due to injury and illness.
— On the subject of postponement, UFC President Dana White confirmed at the UFC 105 press conference that Brock Lesnar will “not be getting well anytime soon.” According to F4WOnline.com, a recent series of tests revealed that Lesnar is suffering from an additional, unreported condition, and his ability to fight in the near future is in serious jeopardy. Plans have not yet been developed for addressing the state of Lesnar’s UFC Heavyweight Championship.
— Shane McMahon met with UFC officials last week; nothing has been disclosed on the meetings. When word broke that McMahon was leaving WWE, many assumed he was planning some sort of involvement in mixed martial arts, although working directly with UFC did not appear to be the most intuitive option since McMahon would be unable to purchase a significant chunk of the company on his own (and many assumed he would want to have an ownership stake in his latest business venture).
— According to F4WOnline.com, another “important name” also met with the company.
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