Former UFC number one contender for the heavyweight belt, Shane Carwin has had to face tons of questions about his “cardio” and the way it looked like he ran out of gas during his bout with Brock Lesnar. Carwin has come out in the past and said he basically cramped up, and that it had nothing to do with cardio, but the thought still persists. Recently Carwin used Twitter to set the record straight:
I am #5 in Sherdogs HWT rankings that came out this week. “Forecasted cardio shortcomings”. Love it. I guarantee my cardio is not an issue.
Carwin is an absolute monster, and even in losing to Brock Lesnar he showed that he’s certainly got another run at the title in him. Carwin is going to have to deal with these persisting “lack of cardio” rumors, but if he can continue to KO his opponents in the first round, it isn’t going to be an issue.