Former UFC heavweight Shane Carwin would love to ‘beat up’ Brock Lesnar again

“I’d like to get the belt and retire after defending it. Or just beat up Brock again,” Carwin said of a potential return to the UFC.

It’s been five years since heavyweight juggernaut Shane Carwin stepped inside the Octagon, and the former title challenger is thinking about making a return.

That’s according to getmoresports, who recenty conducted an interview with Carwin about life since retirement. The 41-year-old was forced to hang up the gloves after suffering a series of injuries since his loss to Junior dos Santos in 2011. Prior to that, Carwin was widely recgonized as a top-five talent and posessed some of the heaviest hands in the sport (none of his wins went to decision).

Despite his string of KO’s, the fight manager is most known for his epic championship bout with Brock Lesnar at UFC 166. Carwin, who recently launched fight management company EPU Collective, battered Lesnar from pillar-to-post before running out of gas. After feeling the effects of lactic acidosis, an exhausted Carwin succumbed to Lesnar’s wrestling and top control, losing via arm-triangle choke in the second round. Due to the nature of the beatdown in the opening round, it is widely regarded as one of the most controversial bouts in heavyweight history.

The Colorado native says he’d love to ‘beat up’ Brock in a rematch and hints at a return in the near-future.

“I am rehabbing and pretty much recovered,” Carwin told Oscar Stephens-Willis. “I am pondering a comeback. I just need the right motivation or opponent. I’d like to get the belt and retire after defending it. Or just beat up Brock again.

“I still compete with the best of them and could beat any of them.”

Carwin retired in 2013 with a record of 12-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC and only lost to the divisional elite. At 41-years-old, the NCAA Division II wrestler could still prove to be a force in the HW division if his injuries are truly behind him.

“I’d like to get the belt and retire after defending it. Or just beat up Brock again,” Carwin said of a potential return to the UFC.

It’s been five years since heavyweight juggernaut Shane Carwin stepped inside the Octagon, and the former title challenger is thinking about making a return.

That’s according to getmoresports, who recenty conducted an interview with Carwin about life since retirement. The 41-year-old was forced to hang up the gloves after suffering a series of injuries since his loss to Junior dos Santos in 2011. Prior to that, Carwin was widely recgonized as a top-five talent and posessed some of the heaviest hands in the sport (none of his wins went to decision).

Despite his string of KO’s, the fight manager is most known for his epic championship bout with Brock Lesnar at UFC 166. Carwin, who recently launched fight management company EPU Collective, battered Lesnar from pillar-to-post before running out of gas. After feeling the effects of lactic acidosis, an exhausted Carwin succumbed to Lesnar’s wrestling and top control, losing via arm-triangle choke in the second round. Due to the nature of the beatdown in the opening round, it is widely regarded as one of the most controversial bouts in heavyweight history.

The Colorado native says he’d love to ‘beat up’ Brock in a rematch and hints at a return in the near-future.

“I am rehabbing and pretty much recovered,” Carwin told Oscar Stephens-Willis. “I am pondering a comeback. I just need the right motivation or opponent. I’d like to get the belt and retire after defending it. Or just beat up Brock again.

“I still compete with the best of them and could beat any of them.”

Carwin retired in 2013 with a record of 12-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC and only lost to the divisional elite. At 41-years-old, the NCAA Division II wrestler could still prove to be a force in the HW division if his injuries are truly behind him.