It's taken a while, especially when you consider that the event is just around the corner, but the folks at the Ultimate Fighting Championship have finally managed to finalize the fight card for July 3rd's UFC 116, to be held at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas.

Headlining the UFC 116 Main Card is a contentious battle between heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar and interim heavyweight champion Shane Carwin. What's with the "interim" (in case you're unaware) is that actual champ Lesnar had to take an almost yearlong hiatus to battle diverticulitis, which left contender Carwin wearing the interim belt until such time as Lesnar could give him an honest fight for the title. That honest fight, which was supposed to have taken place in November, 2009's UFC 106, has finally come.

On the main card with Lesnar and Carwin are Kurt Pellegrino vs. George Sotiropulous, Stephen Bonnar vs. Krzysztof Soszynski, Matt Brown vs. Chris Lytle, and Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Wanderlei Silva. There are also 6 preliminary bouts leading up to the main card, including two that will be televised on Spike TV.

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