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Apr 20, 2013; San Jose, CA, USA; Matt Brown celebrates after defeating Jordan Mein (not pictured) during the welterweight bout of the UFC on Fuel TV at HP Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports

Rumors are swirling that a highly anticipated welterweight match up between former UFC interim champion Carlos Condit and Matt Brown is in jeopardy due to an injury to Brown. The bout is scheduled to take place on the main card of next week’s UFC on FOX 9 event on Dec. 14.

There have been no reports from either camp or the UFC that the bout was off, but the report first surfaced on Twitter.

From Front Row Brian:

<<<BREAKING>>>> Matt Brown is injured and out of his fight with Carlos Condit. — FrontRowBrian (@FrontRowBrian) December 6, 2013

Ariel Helwani of MMA Fighting and FUEL TV attempted to confirm the rumors, but his research came back inconclusive.

UFC source says “the Brown vs. Condit fight is still on at this time.” Others say in jeopardy. Credit to @frontrowbrian for tweeting first. — Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) December 7, 2013

Losing Condit vs. Brown would be a devastating blow for UFC on FOX 9, so we will have to keep a close eye on the situation.

Hopefully Brown will be able to compete next weekend, because on paper this bout looks like it could turn out to be one of the most exciting of the year.