Shane Carwin reacts to replacing Brock Lesnar, fighting Junior dos Santos at UFC 131
Posted on May 12, 2011, 11:01 PM by Joey Santosus
Nearly a year after his failed attempt at dethroning then-champ Brock Lesnar at UFC 116, top Heavyweight contender Shane Carwin will step into the cage for the first time since when he faces Brazilian slugger Junior dos Santos in next month's UFC 131 headlining bout. Carwin, originally scheduled to welcome newcomer Jon Olav Einemo to the promotion in the co-main event, was tapped as a replacement when Lesnar announced earlier today that a recurrence of diverticulitis would prevent him from competing in the number one contender bout. Its an opportunity that provides Carwin with a rather favorable end to an otherwise rocky road back to the octagon.
Upon receiving the news, the former Interim Heavyweight Champion took to his official website, Shane-Carwin.com, to address the development and wish Lesnar well in his recovery:
"I was training and my phone was blowing up so I looked over and saw some missed calls from Dana and Joe Silva. I reached out to my manager to see what was going on and he informed me that we are taking Lesnar's spot for 131. Junior is a serious fight and not the type of fight that you would normally take on a 30 day notice, but I have a dream to chase and I do not have a lot of time to chase it. This is an opportunity to put myself in contention for the title. I know my coaches will have me ready, so I have everything to gain. My manager said 'This is where you belong' and I am going to make sure I do everything I can to prove him right. I hope Brock is able to recover. I look forward to facing him again one day."
It has been confirmed by multiple sources, including Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports, that the match-up will, indeed, remain a number one contender bout:
Photo: UFC fighter Shane Carwin during a portrait session before UFC 116 on June 30, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Francis Specker
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30 days notice against JDS isnt going to cut it.. hell he gassed against lesnar... Good luck to both of em tho its gonna be a hell of a fight
Well, that is an issue as far as gameplanning and such... However, as for conditioning, he was already preparing for a fight on that card, so if there is any problems with his cardio, then the short notice has nothing to do with it.
If Carwin takes him down, it could easily be a short night for JDS. People remember the Lesnar fight and forget the other 12. JDS is a great athlete with great striking, but his wrestling will never be as good as Carwins. And Carwin has the nastiest ground and pound in the world period.
are you nuts santos wins this fight hands down carwin is the second most over rated heavyweight since lesnar, santos will more than likely ko him first round and if not then second round for sure
JDS couldn't KO Cro Cop... Mir did and look what happened to Mir against Carwin. Carwin is going to win via KO 1st Rd.
Not nuts at all. Shane Carwin is a national wrestling champion. JDS has not fought anyone even close to Carwin's level of wrestling. If he can't stop the takedowns or get up in a hurry, he is going to get pounded out. Carwin's striking is pretty good too, although not on JDS level. However, with the type of power Carwin has, he has a chance standing against anyone.
Gonzaga kills Cro Cop with his own move, but Carwin (after taking multiple power shots, proving his chin) comes in and wrecks shop. Hard to give a clear advantage on the feet, but on the ground...well I guess that all depends as well. Can Carwin put JDS on his back? If he does, is JDS's bjj good enough to sweep or sub? Or will Shane get on top, pick his shots a bit more wisely, and make short work? Whoever says they know for sure is a liar.
Is his BJJ good enough? JDS is a brown belt. Gonzaga is a black belt with multiple submission victories. His BJJ wasn't good enough. I seriously doubt JDS's will be either.
I think it's pretty clear cut. JDS needs to keep this fight standing. He is in big trouble if Carwin takes him down.
carwin gassed because he got over exited and over commited n the first round against brock. he didnt pick his shots like cain did and carwin will be i imagine more than aware of that now. i see carwin deploying a similar gameplan to that of brock against Mir at ufc100. if shane can pin JDS againt the cage he'll have success. wont be pretty however
Carwin has no stamina. he proved it in the brock fight. same with maynard.
Maynard? yet the guy goes to decisions almost every single fight, lol.
durrhhhhhh
you guys are idiots. maynard was an example of someone making the same mistake
I am sure it is as much a problem for Junior, two totally different fighters.
the guy gassed because he was trying to and almost did stop lesner. Anyway it was almost a year ago i doubt he is the type of guy to repeat his mistakes especially with him training at jacksons
So Carwin gets another possible title shot just like that huh...aw well it's not like they had very many options so good luck Carwin.Still rooting for Dos Santos,but I wouldn't mind if Carwin wins :)
If JDS can get past the first round, then it will be another win for him.
carwin should pick his shots against dos santos and should bring a good gameplan, using wrestling especially clinching and landing explosive shots like he did to mir is one of the most effective clinch/grinding ive ever seen if he does that to dos santos its a short night either way dos santos has something in his mind too a good MATRIX kick in HW division :D
exactly my thought carwin needs to use his size and wrestling to push jds against the cage thus negating any the speed and technical advantage of jds. if he is able to accomplish this i think it will be a short night for jds if not jds should be able to pick him off on the outside. as far as cardio goes i doubt shane will make the same mistake twice at 290 his cardio can only be so good but jds cardio also looked pretty weak against roy nelson
P4P greatest round 1 fighter, Bj penns there too,
if he can get his conditioning right then he ll do great
Haha wow. That's actually really funny. Wrong but possibly true...
Hey Sokoudjou is P4P greatest round 1 fighter.
I can't believe I'm actually going to argue this but...
In 13 first rounds, Carwin has 12 stoppages and one dominating 10-8 round.
Sokoudjou was stopped in the first round in one of his 19 fights. He finished 7 of the other 18 fights in the first round.
Carwin wins by a large margin.
I know i was only joking. :D
I was sooo hoping to see Brock get knocked out again but I guess this will have to do. I'm really curious to see how Carwin fights after the long layoff.
Its funny how people seem to only remember he lost the first fight with Brock. but don't remember the actual FIGHT... Carwin was DEMOLISHING Brock in the first round his only flaw was his cardio which is why Brock could take him out in the 2nd round. Everyone but Stevie Wonder could see Brock didnt stand a chance if Carwin had more gas in his tank. Dos Santos is in Big BIG trouble... Carwin is a BEAST !!!
Brock lesnar didnt take him down cuz of a flaw in carwins cardio. he took him down cuz he was the better wrestler and learned from the first round that he couldnt strike with him. he didnt try once to take him down in the first but if he did, the result would be the same. Brocks got better wrestling and better jiu jitsu. There are so many Brock haters for no reason. And would u guys really want Carwin as the champion? A man who takes fighting so seriously that he didnt even have the cardio to go to the second round in a TITLE fight? open your eyes people.
30 days should be plenty of time. Carwin is a fighter, and should be ready to go regardless. He's already making excuses. GSP trains all the time, and you would never hear that kind of comment from him.
I like Carwin but the guy lost his last fight, a title bout. Now his 1st fight back is for the #1 contender spot? Come on now...
So you saying that Carwin doesn't deserve this fight. If its do who should it be? Do you really thing any other have balls to face JDS in 30 days???
Overeem vs Dos Santos would have been a barn burner.
Everyone get your money on carwin!!! Easy money lol. Bad news for JDS.
I personally think JDS is nowhere near Carwin's level, and providing Carwin does not punch himself to a standstill will dominate JDS.
BJJ advantage: JDS
Wrestling advantage: Carwin
Striking advantage: JDS
KO Power advantage: Carwin but only slightly.
Honestly though if Carwin uses his wrestling or even gets JDS into a clinch ala Frank Mir, then he could put him away.
Both guys have awesome chins, but when 2 heavyweight destroyers connect perfectly, even the best chin will feel it. :P
Striking advantage Carwins by miles. If Carwin had fought Nelson he would have finished him quick. JDS could not. Look how many quick finishes Carwin has. He nearly kept a perfect round 1 finish record going until Brock and with another ref he might well have. JDS has got decent hands of course, i mean no disrespect to him but Carwin has so much more power and I doubt JDS will be able to handle Carwin at all.
I could be wrong, anything can happen in a fight, but I would not be putting a single penny on JDS for this one. The one major flaw Carwin shown against brock was zero ground game off his back. he did not even hook a leg to keep guard and it was there for almost a minute and he did not realise. But JDDS will not be getting JDS anywhere near that position and i cannot see any other way he troubles Carwin.
I'm a huge Carwin fan. Easily my favorite heavyweight. But if you think Carwin has an advantage standing up, you are crazy. Carwin got knocked down by Gonzaga, who got KTFO by JDS. Carwin finished him on the ground.
Carwin is extremely powerful, but his boxing is nowhere near as polished or technical as JDS. He could easily lose a decision if the fight stays standing, or get KO'd.
However, if the fight goes to the ground, it will be because Carwin took it there, and JDS will be facing the nastiest ground and pound in the world. That is where Carwin has the advantage.
Shane Carwin never really out techniques guys standing up, he just has that 1-punch out cold power, that doesn't mean his stand up game is a higher level than JDS.
I think JDS will be a bit too fast for Carwin,Carwins obviously got ridiculous punching power,but as long as JDS weathers the initial storm i think his technique and all around good boxing will play a big part in him picking up another win.
this is going to mess with JDS also, preparing for takedown defense, is completely different than training for takedown defense, and also against one shot KO power
I'm shocked so many people are counting JDS out on this one. Imo, JDS has the biggest advantage here since his been training for a powerful wrestler all along, his got great BJJ, and sick hands too. Just because we haven't seen his ground game, it would be silly to count him out against Shane base only on that. We know JDS has a tough chin but can Shane take a punch? lets not forget Junior has a lot of power in his hands too. just by using his hands mostly, the guy is riding a six win streak in the division. And yes I'm bias!
War JDS
Awesome now we get to see JDS or Carwin fight Cain instead of the possible lesnar again.... everyone wins! Except the loser of this next fight
what is wrong with people counting out JDS!! Carwin is just a big blow ass who only has cardio for one round before the "lactic acidosis" phenomena kicks in lol! which translated means "i've got weak cardio".
JDS is sharp, fast and has great cardio. Trust me people, JDS will be victorious
Really looking forward to this fight, the stand up on both of these fighters in pretty insane! almost guaranteed a knockout.
Should be a classic slug fest. Looking forward to an exciting fight. Hopefully Lesnar can get back on the recovery road asap
Whoever wins is gonna give Cain a run for his money
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