So now that the dust has settled we can now take a look at what's in store for the heavy weight division. Brock Lesner battled for his life prior to this fight with Shane Carwin, as he suffered from mononucleosis and was not able to fight on the scheduled UFC106 fight card. He took his time to heal his body and started to train for Carwin. Throughout the weeks leading up to the fight Brock was very confident that he would be the superior athlete. Shane Carwin was also confident that Brock would not be able to withstand the punching power that he brings to the table. I was very excited for this fight with high hopes of a spectacular finish by either of the competitors. I was not disappointed. The first round was a nail biter as Carwin looked to finish the fight in the first round. Carwin rained down a barrage of punches and elbows hoping for a stoppage by Josh Rosenthal. Rosenthal kept a close eye on Brock making sure that he was still defending himself and was not about to go out. Lesner kept moving and seemed to be okay underneath all of Carwin's damage. Brock did a great job weathering the storm and making it to the second. It has been said by Carwin that at the end of the first round his body had seized up on him and he could not feel his legs going into the second round(Fan page blog post http://bit.ly/c8fvdC) . It was in this round that Lesner was able to secure a take-down and get on top of Carwin and work towards a finish. It looked like to me that Carwin was doing fine and defending the submission attempt very well. As Lesner was able to change position he locked in the triangle choke and got the win. I'm not going to lie, i was rooting for Carwin being from Colorado and all. Brock took a different route with this win and seemed humbled by his recent experiance and his MMA career. He did not show any disrespect nor any other harsh WWE flashbacks. I have a new found respect for the man. He fought like a true champion that was not going to be denied his day nor his belt. Carwin is also a highly respected fighter and always shows class in the cage. Now that this fight is over we now need to look at the rest of the UFC heavy weight division and whats in store for the fans and the contenders.
It has been said by Dana White that Cain Velasquez will be getting the next title shot against Brock Lesner. Now this is very intriguing to me as both fighters have a wrestling background. Now during the lead up to the Carwin fight, Lesner stated that his Division 1 wrestling was superior to Carwin's Division 2, well Cain wrestled for Arizona State where he earned All-American honors. So now we ask the question, can Cain out wrestle Brock and take his title away from him? Cain has racked up some impressive wins since coming to the UFC from the likes of Jake O'Brian, Check Kongo, Ben Rothwell and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. He uses his top shelf wrestling and tremendous tenacity to out work his opponents. His last 2 fights have ended by TKO and KO so he has power to take fighters out. When him and Brock step into the cage it will be very interesting to see of Cain can take out the Freak of nature Brock Lesner.
The UFC Heavy Weight Divison is stacked with possible contenders and big fights. Shane Carwin may have lost to Brock but we cannot count him out of the title contention in the future. We also have big puncher Junior Dos Santos who has been smashing through all his opponents, and is scheduled to meet Roy Nelson next month. The winner of this fight most likely will be getting a title shot against the winner of Brock and Cain. Do not forget about Frank Mir and Brendan Schaub, a crafty veteran and a young gun waiting in the wings for their chance. The UFC Heavy Weight Division is definitely one to watch this summer and leading into the fall. I am very excited.
Now we look forward to August where we have some great up coming events and awesome fights. August 1st we have UFC on Versus 2 with Jon "Bones" Jones vs "The Janitor" Vladimir Matyushenko. This card has some great fights on it and I look forward to seeing John "DoomsDay" Howard fight again. Then on August 7th we shall see if Chael Sonnen can walk the walk as he goes up against Anderson "The Spider" Silva for the Middle Weight Title. Nearing the end of the month we get to be treated again to a Light Weight battle of champions as Frankie "The Answer" Edgar defends his title against the "Prodigy" BJ Penn. This will be the chance for Edgar to silence the critics and become the true champion. BJ on the other hand gets the opportunity to get his title back. So as you can see August is the most awesome month of UFC action with 2 titles going on the line, so sit tight and get ready for action packed throw downs!
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