Tag: Brock Lesnar

Cain Velasquez Has Still Got Next

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Heavyweight contender Cain Velasquez brings a lot of excitement to his fights from bell to bell. In an interview setting? Not so much. Velasquez is a great guy but let’s face it, it’s almost impossible to get him to say …

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Heavyweight contender Cain Velasquez brings a lot of excitement to his fights from bell to bell. In an interview setting? Not so much. Velasquez is a great guy but let’s face it, it’s almost impossible to get him to say anything interesting. Just ask Ariel Helwani, who does about all he can to pry something, anything good out of Velasquez in this video.

In the wake of UFC President Dana White reconfirming this week that Velasquez has got dibs on the winner of Shane Carwin vs. Brock Lesnar, Helwani asks Velasquez who he’d rather fight. Either guy, Velasquez says. Who does he think will win on Saturday, Helwani asks. Depends, Velasquez says. Would the businessman in him rather chase the bigger payday of a fight with Lesnar than Carwin? No, he just wants to fight the best, Velasquez contends. What will we see from him in his next fight? He just wants to get better in all aspects of MMA.

So yeah, pretty much sticking to the script.

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Fact or Crap: Is Lesnar Really Going to Try to Fight Carwin as a Southpaw?

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Brock Lesnar could have a lot of things working against him when he climbs into the cage tonight for UFC 116 – a long layoff, possible lingering effects of a career-threatening disease, his most dangerous challenger to da…


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Brock Lesnar could have a lot of things working against him when he climbs into the cage tonight for UFC 116 – a long layoff, possible lingering effects of a career-threatening disease, his most dangerous challenger to date and the concentrated hatred of all the good and decent people of the world, just to name a few. With so much already on his plate, it was a little weird earlier this week when Lesnar disclosed that he used some of the extra time off he had while recovering from that hole God put in his stomach lining to switch from an orthodox striking stance to southpaw for his fight with Shane Carwin.

Maybe it’s the smirk on Lesnar’s face during the opening seconds of the above video, but it’s hard not to wonder: Is Brock just fucking with us? Does he really intend to try to fight Carwin as a lefty tonight? Or is this just some gamesmanship on the part of the former WWE wrestler?

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UFC 116 Title Fight Breakdown: Brock Lesnar vs. Shane Carwin

Filed under: UFCLAS VEGAS — Who really knows? That’s why we watch, isn’t it? Because until they step into the cage, until they engage, who really knows?

I can break down the UFC 116 heavyweight championship match between Brock Lesnar and Shane Carwin…

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Brock Lesnar/Shane CarwinLAS VEGAS — Who really knows? That’s why we watch, isn’t it? Because until they step into the cage, until they engage, who really knows?

I can break down the UFC 116 heavyweight championship match between Brock Lesnar and Shane Carwin stylistically (in fact, I’ll do just that), but that’s not going to really determine who’s better. One man could be superior than the other in every category but one, but if the latter can use that one big weapon to better effect, that might be all he needs to win. Such is the case of heavyweight fighting, when one big punch could supercede everything that comes before it.

Will Lesnar vs. Carwin Really Decide the Top Heavyweight in MMA?

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Next week I’ll put together a new list of the Top 10 heavyweights in mixed martial arts, and for the first time since I’ve been making those lists, Fedor Emelianenko won’t be on top. Instead (barring something unforeseeable) I’ll have…

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Next week I’ll put together a new list of the Top 10 heavyweights in mixed martial arts, and for the first time since I’ve been making those lists, Fedor Emelianenko won’t be on top. Instead (barring something unforeseeable) I’ll have the Brock Lesnar–Shane Carwin winner at No. 1.

But not everyone thinks Lesnar vs. Carwin absolutely determines the top spot in the heavyweight division. Former UFC heavyweight champion Josh Barnett and UFC commentator Joe Rogan both made recent comments in which they said the top of the heavyweight division isn’t quite as clear as it might seem.

UFC 116 Weigh-In Video

Filed under: UFCAll 22 fighters participating in UFC 116 Saturday will step on the scale Friday for the UFC 116 weigh-in, and we’ll have the live video right here at MMAFighting.com.

In the main event, Brock Lesnar and Shane Carwin will both have to m…

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All 22 fighters participating in UFC 116 Saturday will step on the scale Friday for the UFC 116 weigh-in, and we’ll have the live video right here at MMAFighting.com.

In the main event, Brock Lesnar and Shane Carwin will both have to make the heavyweight limit of 265 pounds. Most heavyweights come in comfortably under 265, but both Lesnar and Carwin are behemoths who are expected to come in right at the limit. The weigh-in will also give UFC fans a good chance to see how Lesnar looks after a serious illness caused him to take a year away from the Octagon.

The weigh-in starts at 7 PM ET on Friday and the video is below.

UFC 116 Weigh-In Results

Filed under: UFC, NewsMMAFighting.com has the UFC 116 weigh-in results for all 22 fighters competing on Saturday’s card in Las Vegas.

Brock Lesnar and Shane Carwin both registered at the 265-pound limit for their heavyweight championship bout.

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MMAFighting.com has the UFC 116 weigh-in results for all 22 fighters competing on Saturday’s card in Las Vegas.

Brock Lesnar and Shane Carwin both registered at the 265-pound limit for their heavyweight championship bout.

Complete weigh-in results after the jump.