Carwin vows to be more aggressive
Too aggressive left him frozen beneath an eight-sided carbonite chamber. Not aggressive enough saw his blood sprayed across the canvas…
Too aggressive left him frozen beneath an eight-sided carbonite chamber. Not aggressive enough saw his blood sprayed across the canvas a la Jurgen Von Anhalt.
But what if, just maybe, his loss to Lesnar was more about gameplanning and less about agression? In a recent conversation with MMAmania.com, Carwin talked about his pending return, both to the UFC and to the strategy that got him there in the first place.
“Maybe at the end of the year, maybe the beginning of next year, we’ll see what the UFC has lined up for me. I’m not in camp right now, but I’m working on the things I need to be working on to stay competitive. It’s really up to the UFC, I’m taking it fight-by-fight. The division is full of talent and now we have the guys from Strikeforce coming over. Josh Barnett is a top heavyweight, you know there’s actually a bunch of top heavyweights over there, just look at Daniel Cormier. Overall I think I’ve just got to go back to being a little more aggressive as a fighter. As long as I stay passionate about who as I am a fighter, as long as I still love it, then things will be fine.”
Climbing out of an 0-2 hole at the tender age of 35 leaves no margin for error.
Fortunately the Coloradoan has enough highlight reel footage to make him a marketable contender — as long as he continues to win. Another loss, at any level, would be disastrous for what is arguable his final run at the top.
Will he get there?
