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UFC 131 Fight Card: Does A Win Over Shane Carwin Mean Much For JDS?

UFC 131 Is Going To Be Junior Dos Santos’s Stage To Shine On, But Will A Win Really Mean That Much?Junior dos Santos earned a UFC heavyweight championship match with his performance against Roy Nelson at UFC 117 last August. He has been one of the best…

UFC 131 Is Going To Be Junior Dos Santos’s Stage To Shine On, But Will A Win Really Mean That Much?

Junior dos Santos earned a UFC heavyweight championship match with his performance against Roy Nelson at UFC 117 last August. He has been one of the best heavyweight fighters in mixed martial arts for some time, and now he was going to get his shot at the belt. But at UFC 131, he is going against Shane Carwin who will not be at the top of his game due to a serious neck injury that required surgery late last year.

Dos Santos was originally supposed to go up against Brock Lesnar, but Lesnar had to pull out when his diverticulitis returned. That would have been a much better fight for dos Santos to show what he is capable of doing against an elite heavyweight.

Carwin was an elite heavyweight before his surgery, but we have no idea what kind of shape he is going to be in. So what does a win over Carwin really tell us about dos Santos?

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I don’t think that it will tell us much. Carwin is a big name, which will look good on the resume, but it doesn’t give us a strong indication of how prepared he is for Velasquez.

I could be wrong. Carwin could come out and look like a world-beater in the first-round of this fight. If that turns out to be the case, this fight would turn into a heavyweight war. But there are too many questions.

Dos Santos is not only supposed to win this fight, but he is supposed to dominate. If he does, well that’s what he was supposed to do. If he doesn’t, people will question his ability to challenge the top heavyweight fighter in the world.

There is a lot more at stake in this fight for Dos Santos than Carwin. I see dos Santos winning via knockout early. It will look good, but it won’t have the same impact as him knocking out Lesnar.

MMAOutlet.com Fight Picking Contest, Week 2: Submit Your Picks for UFC 131!

Yessir, we’ve got another $50 store credit to MMAOutlet.com burning a hole through our pants, and we’re holding another fight-picking competition this week to determine its rightful owner.

This Saturday night, UFC 131 goes down in Vancouver, headlined by a heavyweight #1 contender fight between Junior Dos Santos and Shane Carwin, and a featherweight feature between Kenny Florian and Diego Nunes. If you want a crack at this week’s prize, post your predictions for these two fights in the comments section below, including the winner’s name, the method of victory, and the time/round of stoppage (if any). Basically, your entry should be in this format:

Yessir, we’ve got another $50 store credit to MMAOutlet.com burning a hole through our pants, and we’re holding another fight-picking competition this week to determine its rightful owner.

Junior Dos Santos def. Shane Carwin via TKO, 1:13 of round 3
Kenny Florian def. Diego Nunes via split decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29)

Again, you should include the judges’ scores if you think a fight will end in a decision, in case we need them for a tie-breaker. The most accurate prediction wins the MMAOutlet store credit. Entries must be in by this Saturday at noon ET, and we’ll announce the winner by Monday; one entry per person, please. Any questions, let us know. Thanks for playing, and if you’re in the market for MMA shorts, MMA gloves, or Jiu Jitsu gis, give MMAOutlet.com a look…

UFC 131 Fight Card: What Kind of Condition Is Shane Carwin’s Body In?

UFC 131 Fight Card Will Feature Shane Carwin’s Return To The Octagon, But What Kind Of Shape Is He In?Shane Carwin was one of the most dangerous heavyweight fighters in the world. His career record is 12-1 with all 12 victories coming in the first-roun…

UFC 131 Fight Card Will Feature Shane Carwin’s Return To The Octagon, But What Kind Of Shape Is He In?

Shane Carwin was one of the most dangerous heavyweight fighters in the world. His career record is 12-1 with all 12 victories coming in the first-round – seven via (T)KO, five via submission – but he was exposed in his fight against Brock Lesnar at UFC 116. He is a guy that has to end the fight early or he is in trouble.

Carwin’s strength as a fighter has come from his power with his punches. But if you saw his interview on the finale of The Ultimate Fighter last week, he looks like a completely different man. He looked really small and was nowhere near close to fighting shape.

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He is coming off a very serious neck injury, known as spinal stenosis. For those WWE fans out there, that is the same problem that forced Stone Cold Steve Austin and Edge to retire. Now, Carwin is looking to fight against Junior dos Santos, one of the best heavyweight fighters in the world, seven months after the surgery.

Carwin doesn’t have a lot of hope entering this fight. If it goes longer than one round, he is in trouble. He has to end this fight early, if he is going to win. I don’t see how he is going to do it. There is no way his power is going to be all the way back. His stamina is not going to be better now than it was last July, when he gassed out late in the first-round.

There are just too many what ifs for Carwin coming into this fight. He may never be the same fighter again following this injury.

Maybe he can prove the doubters wrong. Maybe he can shock everyone and knock dos Santos out. It makes for a great story if he does, but the chances of it happening are slim-to-none.

UFC 131: Fight Card, Latest News and Full Predictions for Saturday’s Fights

UFC 131 takes place this Saturday night with the main event between Junior dos Santos and Shane Carwin having major implications on the heavyweight division. The winner, in case you hadn’t heard, gets a shot at Cain Velasquez later on this year.Dos San…

Dos Santos is an overwhelming favorite, as he should be, and looks to be on a collision course with Velasquez.

Carwin could surprise if he lands that one big punch, but he looked really, really small last week in his interview segment during The Ultimate Fighter finale. He will have to prove that he is back to full strength and shows no ill effects from the spinal stenosis surgery that has kept him out nearly a year.

Other fights on the main card include:

Featherweight fight: Kenny Florian vs. Diego Nunes

Heavyweight fight: Jon Olav Einemo vs. Dave Herman

Middleweight bout: Demian Maia vs. Mark Munoz

Lightweight bout: Donald Cerrone vs. Vagner Rocha

We will have previews and predictions for every fight on the card.

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UFC 131 Video: Full Countdown to UFC 131 Video

UFC 131 will take place on Saturday, June 11 from Rogers Arena in Vancouver, BC. The main event on the card will be a heavyweight battle between two highly ranked strikers, Junior dos Santos and Shane Carwin.As the intro to the video says, “The countdo…

As the intro to the video says, “The countdown to UFC 131 starts now.”

The video starts out with a pretty astounding fact, Dos Santos and Carwin have a combined 26 MMA fights, with only three of them going past the first round. In other words, don’t expect these fighters to resort to the dreaded “lay and pray” technique.

Both fighters are confident going into the fight with Dos Santos saying, “If the fight’s done in the first round, it will be my victory.”

Carwin, of course, sees things differently, “I like Junior dos Santos, I respect Junior dos Santos, but I’m going to knock him out.”

The countdown video also takes a look at the fight between Kenny Florian and Diego Nunes as well as the bout between Demian Maia and Mark Munoz.

Stay tuned to Bleacher Report for all things UFC 131, including the latest UFC 131 results, Fight Card Analysis, UFC 131 news, and live reaction, from Vancouver.

UFC 131 Results: Live Reaction, Analysis for Dos Santos vs. Carwin

The UFC returns to Vancouver, British Columbia on Saturday, June 11 for UFC 131. Headlining the fight card will be a heavyweight battle between two of the most feared strikers in all of MMA, Junior dos Santos and Shane Carwin.The original main event on…

The original main event on the card featured the coaches from Season 13 of The Ultimate Fighter, Brock Lesnar and Dos Santos; however, Lesnar was forced off the card due to his second bout with diverticulitis. Carwin, who was already booked on the card, was quickly moved into Lesnar’s place.

Fans are expecting an all-out striking war between these two fighters as neither has shown any interest in taking any of their previous fights to the ground.

It is widely believed that the winner of the Dos Santos (12-1) versus Carwin (12-1) bout will move on to face UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez.

Also facing off at UFC 131 will be Kenny Florian and Diego Nunes. Florian (14-5) is hoping a win over the (16-1) Nunes will put him in the mix for a shot at UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo, while Nunes looks to play the role of the spoiler.

This bout will mark Florian’s first fight in the featherweight division after previously competing at middleweight, welterweight and lightweight for the UFC.

Also appearing on the main card, which will be shown on pay-per-view, beginning at 9 pm ET:

Jon Olav Einemo vs. Dave Herman

Demian Maia vs. Mark Muñoz

Donald Cerrone vs. Vagner Rocha

Spike TV will air two preliminary card bouts beginning at 8 pm ET. The other three preliminary bouts will be streamed live on the UFC’s facebook page beginning at 5:50 pm ET.

Stay tuned to Bleacher Report as we provide you with pre-fight, in-fight and post-fight coverage of UFC 131: Dos Santos vs. Carwin.

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