Staunch welterweight veteran Brock Larson (26-3) will look to rebound from a surprising unanimous decision loss to Mike Pierce at UFC Fight Night 19 when he tangles with Brian Foster (12-4) at UFC 106 inside the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Nov. 21.
Larson defeated Mike Pyle via first round submission (arm triangle choke) at UFC 98: “Evans vs. Machida” back in May. It was the fifth consecutive win for the former number one WEC 170-pound contender.
The Minnesota Martial Arts Academy-trained fighter returned to the UFC after leaving for the WEC in late 2006, scoring a first round submission win (rear naked choke) over Jesse Sanders at UFC Fight Night 18 back in April.
Larson was expected to make some noise in the crowded welterweight division — until Mike Pierce stymied him for three rounds back on Sept. 16. No doubt “The other Brock” needs to get back on a winning track if he plans to get in line for a future shot at the gold.
Foster, also coming off a September loss, was supposed to challenge former Elite XC number one welterweight contender Paul Daley at UFC 103; however, “Semtex” got called up to the main card to slug it out with Martin Kampmann when Mike Swick went down with a head injury while training.
That gave Ricky Story the opportunity to get on board the Dallas card — and he certainly made the most of it, submitting Foster in the second round via arm-triangle choke.
Expect Foster to swing for the fences on Nov. 21 — history has not been kind to fighters who start their Octagon careers in an 0-2 hole.
UFC 106 will feature a main event heavyweight title bout between two absolute monsters as champion Brock Lesnar will look to defend his gold for the second time against his newest challenger, Shane Carwin.
“The Huntington Beach Bad Boy” Tito Ortiz is also set to make his return to the Octagon in a rematch with former light heavyweight champion Forrest Griffin, after spending nearly a year and a half on the sidelines.
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