Lesnar vs Carwin targeted for UFC 116 in July
Shane Carwin’s first-round knockout of Frank Mir at UFC 111 on Saturday in Newark., N.J. earned him the UFC Heavyweight Interim…
Shane Carwin’s first-round knockout of Frank Mir at UFC 111 on Saturday in Newark., N.J. earned him the UFC Heavyweight Interim Championship, and guaranteed the still-undefeated fighter a shot at UFC Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar, likely at UFC 116 this July in Las Vegas, said UFC President Dana White.
Carwin and Lesnar were scheduled to meet at UFC 106 last November in Las Vegas. However, the 2000 NCAA Div. I wrestling champion’s condition worsened and Lesnar was hospitalized for 11 days and underwent surgery. The introduction of Mir into the interim title scenario jeopardized the 35-year-old’s re-assignment to Lesnar later.
Dana White
When Shane won Lesnar goes, ‘Oh well. I guess it’s Shane. He’s excited. He’s a moody guy and ever since this thing happened to him, his disposition has been a lot better. He’s a lot more thankful and he’s happy to be back and competing again.
Brock Lesnar:
“The belt that Mir has isn’t even real.”
Shane Carwin
It’s been a long time coming and I speak to it as like destiny. Brock and I were both national champions around the same time in wrestling and we never got to meet in wrestling. You know, here we are 10 years later and we finally get to meet.
I find the comments that Brock and Frank and those guys like that (say), I actually find them pretty comical and I laugh at them. I enjoy them as much as everyone else enjoys them.
