Lesnar vs. Velasquez up next for UFC title; Dos Santos vs. Nelson winner on deck

LAS VEGAS – UFC president Dana White called Saturday night's UFC 116 main event between Brock Lesnar and Shane Carwin "the biggest heavyweight fight in UFC history," and he's not wasting any time figuring out what comes next in the division.

As White promised to MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) before this weekend's event, Cain Velasquez (8-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) will indeed get the next crack at the title.

Second in line has already been determined, too, as White announced to a small group of reporters following UFC 116's post-event press conference that the winner of the UFC 117 bout between Junior Dos Santos and Roy Nelson will have the next crack at the title.


"You're going to see Cain and Brock fight," White said. "Then coming up, Dos Santos is going to fight 'Big Country,' and the winner of that fight will get the next shot."

Dos Santos and Nelson meet on the main card of UFC 117, which takes place Aug. 7 in Oakland, Calif.


Lesnar (5-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) returned to action for the first time since July 2009's UFC 100 event with an impressive second-round submission win over Carwin to unify the UFC's heavyweight titles. Lesnar was force to sit out for one year while battling a life-threatening case of diverticulitis.

When he'll return again has yet to be determined, but Lesnar hinted at the evening's post-event press conference that he's like to spend a little time at home.

"I'm expecting a baby in two weeks," Lesnar said. "My wife's been a trooper. She's been pregnant for 18 months these past two years.

"I'm going home tonight. I'm going to visit some family when I get home, and I've got some combining. I'm a farmer now, and I'm doing what I love to do. I've got some combining to do this fall, and I want to shoot a white-tailed deer and spend time with my family."

White said after the press conference that he'll likely be relying on his famed champion to return to action sooner rather than later.

"I've got to talk to Brock," White said. "Farming sounds fun and everything, but it's not what pays the bills."

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Source: www.mmajunkie.com