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Fedor Emelianenko Denies Being Offered Shane Carwin Fight

Former UFC interim heavyweight champion Shane Carwin recently announced that at 41 years of age he would be coming out of retirement and making his return under the Rizin banner in the promotion’s open weight gran prix tournament. The heavy-handed slugger also said that he was offered a bout against legendary all time heavyweight great

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Former UFC interim heavyweight champion Shane Carwin recently announced that at 41 years of age he would be coming out of retirement and making his return under the Rizin banner in the promotion’s open weight gran prix tournament. The heavy-handed slugger also said that he was offered a bout against legendary all time heavyweight great Fedor Emelianenko, although “The Last Emperor” recently declined that report via his official Instagram account:

“We were not and are not conducting negotiations for a fight with the company Rizin,” he wrote via Karim Zidan of Bloody Elbow. “Therefore, the information regarding Shane Carwin’s acceptance to meet me in the ring is surprising for me. No proposals from the Japanese promotion arrived to me. In the near future we will announce the date of my fight from official sources.”

Emelianenko fought for Rizin in his return bout on Dec. 31, 2015, scoring a dominant stoppage victory over the rather unknown Jaideep Singh. He most recently scored a highly controversial decision victory over former UFC veteran Fabio Maldonado at EFN 50 last June in Russia. As far as his next fight goes, Emelianenko has been rumored to be in talks with Bellator for a potential fight with former UFC heavyweight Matt Mitrione this spring, but the Russian said that nothing has been signed just yet:

“We are now negotiating my next fight, but the contract is not signed with any organization. Before the official announcement, all information about the negotiations are confidential and neither party can not disclose it. As long as I’ve been training as usual, has not yet started to prepare the specific opponent. Today, many people use the lack of information about my next fight for their own purposes.”

Who would you like to see “The Last Emperor” meet next?

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Fedor Emelianenko Denies Being Offered Shane Carwin Fight

Former UFC interim heavyweight champion Shane Carwin recently announced that at 41 years of age he would be coming out of retirement and making his return under the Rizin banner in the promotion’s open weight gran prix tournament. The heavy-handed slugger also said that he was offered a bout against legendary all time heavyweight great

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Former UFC interim heavyweight champion Shane Carwin recently announced that at 41 years of age he would be coming out of retirement and making his return under the Rizin banner in the promotion’s open weight gran prix tournament. The heavy-handed slugger also said that he was offered a bout against legendary all time heavyweight great Fedor Emelianenko, although “The Last Emperor” recently declined that report via his official Instagram account:

“We were not and are not conducting negotiations for a fight with the company Rizin,” he wrote via Karim Zidan of Bloody Elbow. “Therefore, the information regarding Shane Carwin’s acceptance to meet me in the ring is surprising for me. No proposals from the Japanese promotion arrived to me. In the near future we will announce the date of my fight from official sources.”

Emelianenko fought for Rizin in his return bout on Dec. 31, 2015, scoring a dominant stoppage victory over the rather unknown Jaideep Singh. He most recently scored a highly controversial decision victory over former UFC veteran Fabio Maldonado at EFN 50 last June in Russia. As far as his next fight goes, Emelianenko has been rumored to be in talks with Bellator for a potential fight with former UFC heavyweight Matt Mitrione this spring, but the Russian said that nothing has been signed just yet:

“We are now negotiating my next fight, but the contract is not signed with any organization. Before the official announcement, all information about the negotiations are confidential and neither party can not disclose it. As long as I’ve been training as usual, has not yet started to prepare the specific opponent. Today, many people use the lack of information about my next fight for their own purposes.”

Who would you like to see “The Last Emperor” meet next?

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Shane Carwin Announces Comeback, But Not For The UFC

Former interim UFC heavyweight champion Shane Carwin called it quits on his career back in 2011. Following straight losses to Junior dos Santos and Brock Lesnar, ‘The Engineer’ cited ongoing injury troubles as the main reason for retiring. Carwins career record was immaculate up until 2010. Undefeated at 12-0, the heavy-handed striker had finished all his

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Former interim UFC heavyweight champion Shane Carwin called it quits on his career back in 2011. Following straight losses to Junior dos Santos and Brock Lesnar, ‘The Engineer’ cited ongoing injury troubles as the main reason for retiring. Carwins career record was immaculate up until 2010. Undefeated at 12-0, the heavy-handed striker had finished all his opponents in the first round. That devastating streak included former poster boy Frank Mir.

Now aged 41, Carwin has been teasing a comeback for some time now. The UFC heavyweight division has changed vastly since his time in the limelight, but Carwin’s return to fighting was still highly anticipated. After a few months of further speculation about a potential rematch with Brock Lesnar, Shane Carwin has finally confirmed his return to MMA. However, and perhaps unexpectedly, he will no longer fight for the UFC.

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Free Agency

Shane Carwin is now officially a free agent. He took to the UG Forum to make the announcement this week, claiming he had mutually parted ways with the UFC. Carwin was still under contract with the UFC, but it looks like negotiations hadn’t quite worked out for a return to the octagon.

As many of you know I recently decided to come out of retirement. I asked my management team at Ingrained Media to help chart a course. This lead to reviews of my contract and conversations with Joe Silva and UFC’s legal team. We decided mutually that my value and what I bring to the Heavyweight Division will be better utilized elsewhere. I am now a free agent. I look forward to freely speaking with the other MMA promotions. The Heavyweight division has a lot of great fights and not all of them are in the UFC.

I am excited about what the future holds. I want to prove to myself and my fans that I belong at the top of the division. Today that journey begins.

Bellator?

Obvious options for Shane Carwin include Bellator, World Series of Fighting or perhaps even Rizin FF. it certainly will be fun to watch ‘The Engineer’ get back in to the swing of fighting, but how will he fare against the current crop of non-UFC heavyweights?

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Shane Carwin Says He’s ‘Ready’ To Make UFC Return

Former interim UFC heavyweight champion Shane Carwin had a successful run in the UFC between 2008 and 2012, compiling a 4-2 record including four T/KO victories. Carwin was one of the heaviest hitters in the division with his most notable victory coming via stoppage over former champion Frank Mir. It’s safe to say that Carwin’s

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Former interim UFC heavyweight champion Shane Carwin had a successful run in the UFC between 2008 and 2012, compiling a 4-2 record including four T/KO victories. Carwin was one of the heaviest hitters in the division with his most notable victory coming via stoppage over former champion Frank Mir. It’s safe to say that Carwin’s presence was undoubtedly felt during his tenure with the world’s largest MMA promotion, and at age 41, he may be bringing that power back to the division.

Taking to his official Twitter account recently, the former titleholder said plain and simple that he was ‘ready’ to fight again:


Details regarding when this return could happen or who Carwin could be matched up against are currently unclear, but it will be a spectacle nonetheless. Carwin, however, may have missed a huge opportunity given the fact that fellow former champion Brock Lesnar recently returned at July 9’s UFC 200. Lesnar and Carwin met back at UFC 116 in a bout where Carwin nearly finished Lesnar in the opening frame before getting submitted in the second round. A rematch would have been epic to say the least, but “The Beast” is now dealing with a potential anti-doping violation, likely taking him out of the equation regarding a possible opponent for Carwin.

Who would you like to see Carwin meet upon his return to the suddenly booming UFC heavyweight division?

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Shane Carwin Targeting UFC Title, Brock Lesnar Rematch

41-year-old former UFC heavyweight slugger Shane Carwin retired from the sport of mixed martial arts (MMA) a few years back and hasn’t competed since 2011 after suffering a series of injuries that would force him out of the cage. At the time, however, the former title challenger was a force to be reckoned with in

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41-year-old former UFC heavyweight slugger Shane Carwin retired from the sport of mixed martial arts (MMA) a few years back and hasn’t competed since 2011 after suffering a series of injuries that would force him out of the cage.

At the time, however, the former title challenger was a force to be reckoned with in the heavyweight division, compiling a 4-2 UFC record with four stoppage victories as well as a 12-2 overall record.

Five years later, Carwin may not be done yet.

Apparently healthy, Carwin recently spoke with getmoresports.com, admitting that he’s been ‘pondering a comeback’. And if he were to make a return, the knockout artist knows exactly what he wants: the UFC heavyweight title, or a rematch with ex-champion and professional wrestler Brock Lesnar:

“I am rehabbing and pretty much recovered,” Carwin said. “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.”

Lesnar and Carwin faced off back at UFC 116 in July 2010 with Lesnar’s then held heavyweight strap hanging in the balance. Carwin actually dished out quite a beating on Lesnar in the first round, sending a bloodied champion back to his corner before unfortunately suffering a submission loss to Lesnar in the second stanza.

Clearly confident that he could still compete with the best, what do you make of Carwin contemplating a potential return to action? Is it realistic? Can he still hang with the elite at this stage of his career?

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