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Shane Carwin is next for Brock Lesnar

Ryan Harkness — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:28:45 +0000

I dunno what happened over the past few days to make the UFC turn it’s heavyweight plan on it’s head, but something did. They just scrapped the Shane Carwin / Cain Velasquez title shot eliminator and have fast tracked Shane Carwin for a title shot against Brock Lesnar at UFC 106 in November.

Shane Carwin - Image: Fight! Magazine

Carwin made the cut, and Cain Velasquez gets thrown back for more seasoning: He’ll be fighting Ben Rothwell at UFC 104 now. In a way, this works out nicely. Carwin is a better stylistic match against Lesnar … he knocks people out in thunderous fashion and Brock Lesnar’s chin is still a mystery – at least in mixed martial arts. We’ve all seen him land on his head in pro wrestling and eat steel chairs, but we’ll see how that translates into taking a punch to the maw and still staying in a fight.

Shane Carwin also took the time and effort to slam Brock Lesnar for his UFC 100 tirade, saying via his website:

“The flipping off of the fans that just lined your pocket with millions of dollars is just LAME. He may be a Champion but he has a long ways to go before he earns the respect of a Champion. The fans are why we do this Brock, this sport is not about fat paychecks and drama it is about hard work and sacrifice for a shot to do what you did last night. It doesn’t matter how much money you make if you can’t earn your peers respect and the respect and love of the greatest sporting fans in the world. We have no scripts in this sport, no pre-determined earning amount and no pre-determined outcomes. It doesn’t matter if you win or loose it matters how you win or loose.”

While Shane Carwin isn’t the best known heavyweight in the UFC, he’s 11-0 with all wins by knockout, with his longest fight lasting 2 minutes 11 seconds. In his last fight against Gabriel Gonzaga, he took an incoming bomb that shattered his nose but still managed to quickly shake it off and finish Gonzaga. He’s MMA’s best hope at toppling the pro wrestling usurper Brock Lesnar from his heavyweight throne, so this should be an exciting fight!

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Shane Carwin is next for Brock Lesnar

Quinton Jackson vs Rashad Evans in December

Ryan Harkness — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:15:04 +0000

We’re now up to month number seven of 2009 but the UFC is working hard to fill up their calendar until 2010, locking down a number of big fights for the end of the year. Tops is the battle of Ultimate Fighter 10 coaches Rashad Evans and Quinton Jackson, who will clash at UFC 107 in Memphis on December 12th. I’m extra hyped for this because my parents live in Tennessee too so I can use them as an excuse to see the UFC. Or is that supposed to be the other way around? Sorry mom.

Quinton Jackson - Image: Zuma Press

Working backwards, UFC 105 on November 14th is in the UK and expected to feature Michael Bisping vs Anderson Silva if Bisping gets past Dan Henderson. No word yet on what the plan is when that doesn’t happen…. UFC 104 the day before Halloween has Lyoto Machida versus Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua, but the real match to watch on that one is the one that was just leaked yesterday: Shane Carwin versus Cain Velasquez. These guys are the future of the heavyweight division and it looks like the UFC is putting them in an eliminator to see who’s ready for a title run.

Those Chuck Liddell rumors I mentioned last week are still floating around, and there are enough headliner gaps in the UFC’s future to slot him into UFC 103 on September 19th or UFC 106 in Vegas on November 21st. Whatever ends up happening, you can pretty much guarantee that the rest of the year is going to be a very good one to be an MMA fan. Here’s the schedule:

UFC 101: August 8th in Philly with BJ Penn vs Kenny Florian
UFC 102: August 29th in Portland with Randy Couture vs Big Nog
UFC Fight Night 19: September 16th with Roger Huerta vs Gray Maynard
UFC 103: September 19th in Dallas
UFC 104: October 24th in Los Angeles with Lyoto Machida vs Shogun Rua
Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale: December 5th with Kimbo Slice
UFC 105: November 14th in Manchester UK
UFC 106: November 21st in Vegas
UFC 107: December 12th in Memphis with Quinton Jackson vs Rashad Evans

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Quinton Jackson vs Rashad Evans in December

UFC 83 Quick Results

Kris — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 06:40:20 +0000

Georges St-Pierre def. Matt Serra via TKO – Round 2, 4:45
Rich Franklin def. Travis Lutter via TKO – Round 2, 3:01
Nate Quarry def. Kalib Starnes via unanimous decision
Michael Bisping def. Charles McCarthy via TKO – Round 1, 5:00
Mac Danzig def. Mark Bocek via submission – Round 3, 3:48
Jason MacDonald def. Joe Doerksen via TKO – Round 2, 0:56
Jason Day def. Alan Belcher via TKO – Round 1, 3:58
Demian Maia def. Ed Herman via submission – Round 2, 2:27
Rich Clementi def. Sam Stout via split decision
Cain Velasquez def. Brad Morris via TKO – Round 1, 2:10
Jonathan Goulet def. Kuniyoshi Hironaka via TKO – Round 2, 2:07

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UFC 83 Quick Results

UFC 83 Weigh-In Results

Kris — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 14:32:54 +0000

Matt Serra (169.5) vs. Georges St-Pierre (169.5)
UFC Welterweight Championship
Rich Franklin (185.5) vs. Travis Lutter (185)
Michael Bisping (185.5) vs. Charles McCarthy (186)
Mark Bocek (154.5) vs. Mac Danzig (154.5)
Nate Quarry (185.5) vs. Kalib Starnes (186)
Joe Doerksen (184.5) vs. Jason MacDonald (185)
Jason Day (183.5) vs. Alan Belcher (185)
Ed Herman (185.5) vs. Demian Maia (184.5)
Rich Clementi (155) vs. Sam Stout (155.5)
Brad Morris (225.5) vs. Cain Velasquez (235.5)
Kuniyoshi Hironaka (170) vs. Jonathan Goulet (169.5)

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UFC 83 Weigh-In Results