Author: UFC Press Releases

Five the Hard Way Lesnar Rises from Brink to Submit Carwin

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – For a few minutes in the first round of the UFC 116 main event at the MGM Grand Garden Arena Saturday night, it looked like the heavy hands of Shane Carwin were going to forcibly remove the UFC heavyweight title from the…

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – For a few minutes in the first round of the UFC 116 main event at the MGM Grand Garden Arena Saturday night, it looked like the heavy hands of Shane Carwin were going to forcibly remove the UFC heavyweight title from the grasp of Brock Lesnar. But with an amazing show of heart and resilience, and a chin of steel, Lesnar survived the first round and then closed the show in the second with a submission victory that kept the belt around the waist of the premier heavyweight in the game today.

Main Card: TUFs Leben and Bonnar Win Instant Classics

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – It was the conclusion to one of the most amazing stretches in UFC history, and middleweight Chris Leben pulled it off Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, winning his second fight in two weeks by taking an actio…

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – It was the conclusion to one of the most amazing stretches in UFC history, and middleweight Chris Leben pulled it off Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, winning his second fight in two weeks by taking an action-packed war against Japanese contender Yoshihiro Akiyama via third round submission in the UFC 116 co-main event.

Prelims: Schaub Makes it Quick, Romero Walks through Fire to beat Petruzelli

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – All that training with Shane Carwin must be rubbing off on heavyweight prospect Brendan Schaub, as the former Ultimate Fighter competitor made it two quick knockouts in a row on the UFC 116 undercard at the MGM Grand Gar…

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – All that training with Shane Carwin must be rubbing off on heavyweight prospect Brendan Schaub, as the former Ultimate Fighter competitor made it two quick knockouts in a row on the UFC 116 undercard at the MGM Grand Garden Arena Saturday night, halting Chris Tuchscherer in just 67 seconds.

UFC 116 Weigh-In Results

LAS VEGAS – Below are the official weigh-in results for Saturday night’s UFC 116 event. UFC 116, which is headlined by the heavyweight championship bout between Brock Lesnar and Shane Carwin and the middleweight bout between Yoshihiro Akiyama…

LAS VEGAS – Below are the official weigh-in results for Saturday night’s UFC 116 event. UFC 116, which is headlined by the heavyweight championship bout between Brock Lesnar and Shane Carwin and the middleweight bout between Yoshihiro Akiyama and Chris Leben, airs live on Pay-Per-View from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, at 10pm ET / 7pm PT. Fans can also tune in to Spike TV at 9pm ET / 6pm PT to see live UFC 115 preliminary bouts.

Brock Lesnar The Champ is Back

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – Ask Brock Lesnar what he missed the most during a nearly one year layoff due to illness, and he fires back with a typically quick retort.
“The paychecks.”
What follows next is a deep laugh that probably wasn’t heard to…

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – Ask Brock Lesnar what he missed the most during a nearly one year layoff due to illness, and he fires back with a typically quick retort.
“The paychecks.”
What follows next is a deep laugh that probably wasn’t heard too much in the Lesnar household after a bout with what was eventually discovered to be diverticulitis put the baddest man on the MMA planet in a hospital bed and threatened his career.

Shane Carwin Another Road to Cross

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – When a back injury kept two-time Division II All-American linebacker Shane Carwin from making a run at a career in the NFL, there was no telling him that this was just a detour and not his final destination.

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – When a back injury kept two-time Division II All-American linebacker Shane Carwin from making a run at a career in the NFL, there was no telling him that this was just a detour and not his final destination.