Shane Carwin Blogs About UFC 96 Experience
by Kelvin Hunt on Mar 13, 2009 1:09 PM EDT
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I read a lot of the press about me and the consensus seemed to be, "Do I have what it takes to go three rounds, am I being pushed to far to fast, and what will happen if Gabe gets me down?" We answered two out of three, and honestly, I have no control over how long my fights last. As for the other two, I think for sure I leap-frogged ahead of a lot of talented fighters by defeating Gabe, and when he took me down, I kept him in guard and got up. I can assure you, if I have to go three rounds, I will be able to go three rounds. I won’t lie and say I wish my fights lasted longer. In 11 fights I have spent less then 15 minutes in the cage, that is just allowing me more longevity for my career.
Oh snap, did Carwin read what I wrote here? Haha, he also said that he plans to have surgery on his nose and that Gonzaga basically crushed it. He'll probably be out 6-8 weeks, and in that time span the UFC heavyweight picture should be a little clearer in terms of who he could face next. While we're talking about it, who would you like to see Carwin face next?
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Yea, Kongo or Santos… for me….I don’t want him and Cain to fight right now…that would essentially eliminate one of the up and comers
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by xFenixKnightx on Mar 13, 2009 2:05 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah, i don’t want him up ap against Cain either. I want to see Cain have a few more fights and work his way up the chain rather than one of them get setback deep in the division (not that there’s that much depth to be put in)…..
Gatti.
Dekkers.
Pele.
Tadahiro Nomura.
Hidehiko Yoshida.
Aoki.
Kang.
Vanderlei.
by theworldsoldestsport on Mar 13, 2009 6:02 PM EDT reply actions
Dos Santos, Kongo and a title shot if he beats those 2. Of the two, I think Carwin would have a tougher time against Dos Santos.
by cauliflower_ears on Mar 14, 2009 9:02 AM EDT reply actions
True Dos santos, trains with a bunch of BJJ experts but I dont think it’s his ground game that will cause Carwin problems. Carwin was underneath a bigger and wayyy more accomplished BJJ BB in Gonzaga and he just muscled himself up. I think it’s Junior’s kickboxing prowess that will cause Carwin some big problems if he doesn’t work on his headmovement and over all standup defense. Junior has way better hands than anyone Carwin has fought. This could end up being another 1 minute fight but with the tables turned against my man Shane.
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Strikeforce heavyweight and former NFL great Herschel Walker (1-0 MMA, 1-0 SF) suffered a deep cut in training and has been forced to withdraw from next month's "Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu" event.
Strikeforce officials today confirmed the change with MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com).
Featuring a light heavyweight matchup between Dan Henderson and Renato "Babalu" Sobral, "Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu" takes place Dec. 4 and airs on Showtime.
"I feel terrible about this," Walker stated in today's official release. "I know things like this happen in all sports, but I had trained very hard and was excited to be returning to the cage again."
Walker had been expected to face one-time WEC veteran Scott Carson (4-1 MMA, 0-0 SF).
According to Strikeforce officials, a Daniel Cormier knee strike opened a "deep cut under [Walker's] left eye that required multiple stitches"...
Despite the setback, Walker said he hopes to return to action quickly.
"I hope to fight again as soon as the cut heals," Walker said.](http://cdn3.sbnation.com/fan_shot_images/161814/herschel-walker-2_small.jpg)
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