With The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale now in the books, fans can salivate for a week in anticipation of the upcoming heavyweight duel between Junior dos Santos and Shane Carwin. The bout will not only decide who is next to challenge champion Cain Velasqu…
With The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale now in the books, fans can salivate for a week in anticipation of the upcoming heavyweight duel between Junior dos Santos and Shane Carwin.
The bout will not only decide who is next to challenge champion Cain Velasquez, it will outline the clear number two heavyweight under contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Interestingly enough, both dos Santos and Carwin possess strikingly (pun intended) similar skill-sets. That however, will not change the fact that Junior dos Santos is poised to turn Shane Carwin into another piece of an already lengthy highlight reel.
To argue my point, I bring you five reasons Junior dos Santos not only defeats, but likely stops Shane Carwin within fifteen minutes.
Since his loss to Brock Lesnar at UFC 116, it will have been nearly a year since Shane Carwin has competed inside the Octagon. He’ll return to face Junior dos Santos this weekend, in which the heavyweight assures fans will see a different fighter. …
Since his loss to Brock Lesnar at UFC 116, it will have been nearly a year since Shane Carwin has competed inside the Octagon. He’ll return to face Junior dos Santos this weekend, in which the heavyweight assures fans will see a different fighter.
Carwin was originally scheduled to fight UFC newcomer Jon Olav Einemo at UFC 131, but was given the opportunity to face dos Santos after the Brazilian’s original opponent, Brock Lesnar, was forced to pull out due to diverticulitis.
Despite swapping opponents, Carwin said the training camp has not drastically changed.
“The camp has stayed the same, it’s just the strategy has probably changed a little bit,” he told MMAWeekly.com.
Should the Colorado native emerge the winner, he will be slotted into the heavyweight title picture against Cain Velasquez later this fall. Carwin already holds experience in title bouts, as he previously challenged former champion, Brock Lesnar last summer at UFC 116.
The bout saw Carwin drop the 265-pound Lesnar but failed to finish him, as he fatigued prior to the end of the round. Lesnar instantly took notice of this and submitted his opponent in the second round.
This time around, he took a different approach and changed his diet and training regiment that is expected to feature Carwin to walk into his bout slimmer than usual. The results of his new found change have left Carwin in good spirits.
“Honestly, it was probably the best thing that’s happened to me; it’s a lifelong change too,” he said.
Carwin added that his diet and training has kept the strength and explosiveness intact, that has him ready for dos Santos this weekend.
UFC 131 boasts a main event between two heavy-handed heavyweights in Shane Carwin and Junior dos Santos to see who will challenge reigning UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez before the end of the year. Both guys have shown dominance in this …
UFC 131 boasts a main event between two heavy-handed heavyweights in Shane Carwin and Junior dos Santos to see who will challenge reigning UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez before the end of the year.
Both guys have shown dominance in this division and now meet in a bout where each fighter is perfectly capable of achieving a first-round knockout.
The X-factor in this fight is likely going to be what is more effective: Carwin’s wrestling acumen, or dos Santos’ jiu-jitsu game?
Neither aspect of the fighter’s styles has been on display much in the octagon but could easily be the key to victory.
Let’s take a look at how both guys match up against one another in this No. 1 contender bout.
Heading into UFC 131, the late replacement of Brock Lesnar by Shane Carwin has turned a lot of heads. While late replacements are usually disappointing, many seem to believe that Carwin actually makes for a better fight with Junior Dos Santos.Both are …
Heading into UFC 131, the late replacement of Brock Lesnar by Shane Carwin has turned a lot of heads. While late replacements are usually disappointing, many seem to believe that Carwin actually makes for a better fight with Junior Dos Santos.
Both are known for their vicious knockouts and between the two of them, they have a combined 22 first round finishes.
Still, Dos Santos, for several reasons, will finish Shane Carwin at UFC 131 and get a shot at Cain Velasquez in the process.
If the fact that he has broken training partner’s facial bones with jabs, torn through expensive focus mitts with combinations and sent trainers running for icepacks after holding pads for him are any indication of Shane Carwin’s punching power, getting hit in the face by “The Engineer” might not be something Junior dos Santos should try when he heads to Vancouver next week. We’d recommend he try something less harmful to his health like a butter tart or a Moosehead lager or pale ale.
If the fact that he has broken training partner’s facial bones with jabs, torn through expensive focus mitts with combinations and sent trainers running for icepacks after holding pads for him are any indication of Shane Carwin’s punching power, getting hit in the face by “The Engineer” might not be something Junior dos Santos should try when he heads to Vancouver next week. We’d recommend he try something less harmful to his health like a butter tart or a Moosehead lager or pale ale.
In the latest instalment of Bud Light’s Camp Carwin series, the UFC heavyweight contender’s teammates and coaches recall stories that demonstrate how much force Shane hits with, including one about how they thought he had killed an opponent early on in his career.
Hopefully they keep making these videos for other fighters in the future.
When UFC heavyweight contenders Junior Dos Santos and Shane Carwin square off in the main event of UFC 131, fans will be expecting fireworks.
With 13 fights on each of their records, only Dos Santos (12-1) has been the distance once in his career. Carw…
When UFC heavyweight contenders Junior Dos Santos and Shane Carwin square off in the main event of UFC 131, fans will be expecting fireworks.
With 13 fights on each of their records, only Dos Santos (12-1) has been the distance once in his career. Carwin (12-1) has never been the distance. They both have a combined 15 knockouts in 24 wins between them.
Carwin was a late-replacement for former UFC Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar, who coached on the opposing team of the last season of the Ultimate Fighter. Santos was the other coach.
The fight card will take place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and it’s sure to be one exciting night of fights that should end with fireworks.
Santos is 6-0 in the UFC, and this is an overview of those fights.
