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UFC 131 Results: The Three Ways Shane Carwin vs Junior Dos Santos Can Go Down

UFC 131 FIght Card: Shane Carwin vs. Junior dos SantosBleacher Report’s Andrew Mahlmann:The two biggest punchers in the UFC heavyweight division will be headlining UFC 131 in an exciting matchup that is guaranteed to produce fireworks.Both men produce …

UFC 131 FIght Card: Shane Carwin vs. Junior dos Santos

Bleacher Report’s Andrew Mahlmann:

The two biggest punchers in the UFC heavyweight division will be headlining UFC 131 in an exciting matchup that is guaranteed to produce fireworks.

Both men produce brutal first round KOs on the regular.

That being said, there are three distinct ways that this fight could go down based on their styles.

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.

Carwin is a plodding wrestler with unparalleled power in his fists, while Dos Santos is an agile boxer who supplements the tremendous power in his fists with excellent combos and angles.

At the highest levels of the sport, a decision is always a possibility, but I would not bet on it.

These are the three ways that I see Carwin vs Dos Santos being finished.

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UFC 131 Dos Santos vs. Carwin: Full Fight Card Preview, Analysis and Predictions

UFC 131 live from Rogers Arena in beautiful Vancouver, British Columbia will take place this Saturday, June 11, 2011.Headlining the evening’s event will be a UFC heavyweight clash between two of the most lethal knockout artists in the division, Junior …

UFC 131 live from Rogers Arena in beautiful Vancouver, British Columbia will take place this Saturday, June 11, 2011.

Headlining the evening’s event will be a UFC heavyweight clash between two of the most lethal knockout artists in the division, Junior dos Santos versus Shane Carwin.

Originally slated to challenge Brock Lesnar, an illness to the former heavyweight champion has sidelined the avalanche of a man and now Carwin will replace Lesnar to compete against dos Santos.

Other main card action includes the featherweight debut of Kenny Florian as he faces the highly ranked and heavily talented Diego Nunes.

In a middleweight bout, one of mixed martial arts greatest jiu-jitsu practitioners inside the Octagon, Demian Maia, will have a hard-fought war against the heavy-hitting “Filipino wrecking machine,” Mark Munoz.

Additionally, a lightweight bout between seasoned WEC veteran Donald Cerrone and newcomer to the UFC Vagner Rocha will surely entertain the fans in Canada.

Please follow along as I provide a full fight card preview, analysis, and predictions.

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UFC 131 Fight Card: Predicting the Fight, Submission and KO of the Night Winners

The UFC makes its way back to the True North this Saturday as UFC 131 takes place live from Vancouver, British Columbia. The card will be headlined by two of MMA’s most dangerous strikers, Junior dos Santos and Shane Carwin. It will also feature …

The UFC makes its way back to the True North this Saturday as UFC 131 takes place live from Vancouver, British Columbia.

The card will be headlined by two of MMA’s most dangerous strikers, Junior dos Santos and Shane Carwin. It will also feature Kenny Florien making his featherweight debut against Diego Nunes.

Originally the card was supposed to feature former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar. Lesnar was forced to pull out due to another bout with diverticulitis.

Despite the loss of Lesnar, expect the card to be an exciting show. Here are my predictions for submission, KO and fight of the night.

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UFC 131 vs. Game 5 of the Stanley Cup: Stiff Competition in Vancouver

The UFC took a heavy blow when Brock Lesnar was forced to withdraw from his main event fight against Junior dos Santos at UFC 131 due to his second bout with diverticulitis.The promotion recovered quickly, moving the highly ranked Shane Carwin into Les…

The UFC took a heavy blow when Brock Lesnar was forced to withdraw from his main event fight against Junior dos Santos at UFC 131 due to his second bout with diverticulitis.

The promotion recovered quickly, moving the highly ranked Shane Carwin into Lesnar’s spot against Dos Santos.

As fight night approaches, the UFC is facing a foe that even they may struggle to overcome, Game 5 of the NHL Stanley Cup Finals.

The Vancouver Canucks are in the midst of an exciting seven game series with the Boston Bruins and after the teams each won their two home games in the Finals, the series will return to Vancouver for Game 5 on Friday night.

Vancouver hosted UFC 115 last year, selling out that event in 30 minutes according to a tweet from UFC president Dana White.

A quick check at ticketmaster.ca reveals that tickets remain available for UFC 131.

The Canucks have not been to the Stanley Cup finals since 1994, losing that series in seven games to the Mark Messier led New York Rangers.

Since joining the NHL in 1970, the Canucks franchise has never captured a Stanley Cup. To be only two wins away from capturing one of, if not the, most highly prized trophy in sports, well, it’s just bad luck that the UFC has to compete with that.

UFC 131 will take place on Saturday, June 11 from Rogers Arena in Vancouver. The UFC will stream five preliminary fights on their Facebook page, beginning at 5:50 p.m. ET. Spike TV will then broadcast two preliminary fights at 8:00 p.m. ET. The main card will follow at 9 p.m. ET on pay-per-view.

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UFC 131 Fight Card: Will Demian Maia Make Mark Munoz’s Life A Living Hell?

UFC 131 Fight Card Features A Styles Clash Between Demian Maia and Mark MunozDemian Maia’s mixed martial arts career was at a crossroads following an embarrassing loss to Anderson Silva at UFC 112. He is one of the best submission fighters in the histo…

UFC 131 Fight Card Features A Styles Clash Between Demian Maia and Mark Munoz

Demian Maia’s mixed martial arts career was at a crossroads following an embarrassing loss to Anderson Silva at UFC 112. He is one of the best submission fighters in the history of the sport, but he had lost two of his previous three fights following that loss. He knows that his style has to evolve if he wants to get back into championship contention.

From Ben Fowlkes (via MMAFighting.com):

“When I see wrestlers fight, they train a lot of boxing because they don’t want to end up on bottom,” Maia said. “I don’t have this issue. I know he’s very powerful when he’s on top, but I’m okay with that. I don’t think it’s going to be just a stand-up fight.”

Even if it is, however, Maia wouldn’t necessarily run from that. Earlier in his career he rushed to get opponents to the mat because, as Maia put it, he was “really afraid” of standing and trading punches. Now he’s more comfortable on the feet, even if his decision to contest more fights there has led to fewer submission wins lately.

“Now I’m more relaxed, so I think sometimes I don’t put enough on the ground to submit [them]. I think it’s just, I’m changing my style and it will come back,” he said.

Must Read: The 25 Most Lopsided Beatdowns In UFC History

Maia is still not a great striker, and he probably never will be, but if he can reach a point where his stand-up game isn’t a weakness, he will be very dangerous.

He is sacrificing some elements of his Brazilian Jiu Jitsu skills by trying to become more adept at the stand-up, but when you suffer a loss like he did against Silva you are going to try anything.

Munoz presents an interesting challenge because despite his solid wrestling background, he is more comfortable standing and trading with opponents.

If Maia wanted the perfect fight to test his stand-up skills, this is it. I look for him to stand and trade with Munoz for a round to see how far his skills have come. If he looks good, he will continue to do it. If he doesn’t, or if he finds himself falling behind in points, he will use his BJJ to grind out a victory.

Either way, I see Maia winning this fight via decision in a very close fight.

Video: Countdown to UFC 131

(Video courtesy of YouTube/UFC)

If you missed the UFC 131 countdown show last night, don’t worry, we’ve got you covered.

Of noting is that the UFC enlisted the help of former WWE writer Paul Heyman to help produce the Camp Carwin segments of the show, which he was likely hired for when it was supposed to be his pal Brock Lesnar fighting dos Santos. It’s likely no coincidence, though that Carwin seemed to have a lot more contrived soundbites than usual like, “I’ve wrestled since I was six years old. These hands are meant to get ahold of people. I get ahold of Junior dos Santos, the fight’s over.”


(Video courtesy of YouTube/UFC)

If you missed the UFC 131 countdown show last night, don’t worry, we’ve got you covered.

Of noting is that the UFC enlisted the help of former WWE writer Paul Heyman to help produce the Camp Carwin segments of the show, which he was likely hired for when it was supposed to be his pal Brock Lesnar fighting dos Santos. It’s likely no coincidence, though that Carwin seemed to have a lot more contrived soundbites than usual like, “I’ve wrestled since I was six years old. These hands are meant to get ahold of people. I get ahold of Junior dos Santos, the fight’s over.”

The highlight may be Georges St-Pierre’s attempt at sarcastic humor, when he tells the camera that “Kenny [Florian] is a fool. I even don’t like him. I don’t know why he’s coming here. I despise him.” This may be as close as we ever see GSP trash talking someone, so we’ll take whatever we’ll get.