Today’s officially announced UFC 108 headliner between Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (32-5-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) and Cain Velasquez (7-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC) will, in fact, determine a No. 1 contender.
The winner of that fight, which takes place Jan. 2, will meet the winner of UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar vs. Shane Carwin.
Lesnar vs. Carwin originally was slated as next week’s UFC 106 headliner, but the bout is now on hold due to a bout of mononucleosis that’s slowed the champ.