Tony
17-12-2009, 11:40
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("Why does this happen every time I drink tequila?")
With Brock Lesnar's return date still uncertain (http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/White-Lesnar-Could-Need-More-Surgery-21458), it looks like the UFC will dust off their interim heavyweight title for one more ride. Multiple (http://mma.fanhouse.com/2009/12/16/frank-mir-shane-carwin-likely-to-face-off-for-interim-ufc-title/) sources (http://mmajunkie.com/news/17229/shane-carwin-vs-frank-mir-in-the-works-for-interim-heavyweight-title-at-ufc-111-in-march.mma?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+mmajunkie+%28MMAjunkie.com+Fe ed%29&utm_content=Google+Reader) report (http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=10273&zoneid=2) that a fight between Frank Mir (http://wiki.cagepotato.com/index.php/Frank_Mir) and Shane Carwin (http://wiki.cagepotato.com/index.php/Shane_Carwin) is in the works for UFC 111 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UFC_111) (March 27th, Newark), with the winner earning the UFC's interim belt. Both fighters have been very open to the bout; Carwin recently wrote on his blog (http://www.cagepotato.com/frank-mir-and-shane-carwin-break-down-heavyweight-pecking-order) that Mir "is a LEGEND of the sport and I would be honored to fight him," while Mir described a potential fight against Carwin (http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=10245&zoneid=4) as a "phenomenal matchup," and Carwin as "a better version" of Brock Lesnar. Well Merry Christmas, boys, because you got your wish.
Though Mir was already mentally preparing (http://www.cagepotato.com/ufc-hoping-july-2010-return-brock-lesnar) for a future clash with a heavy-handed powerhouse wrestler (http://www.cagepotato.com/picture/7476/it%27s-on--frank-mir-vs--shane-carwin-tapped-for-interim-title-fight-in-march/lesnarbabypicutre), Carwin must now start game-planning for a submission expert with rapidly-improving boxing skills. Carwin also has ring-rust working against him. An entire year will have passed since his last appaearance against Gabriel Gonzaga (http://wiki.cagepotato.com/index.php/Gabriel_Gonzaga) at UFC 96 (http://wiki.cagepotato.com/index.php/UFC_96); Mir has fought twice in that period, and his confidence-boosting choke-out of Cheick Kongo at UFC 107 (http://www.cagepotato.com/ufc-107-live-results-pseudo-clever-commentary) will be fresh in his mind. Is the Engineer of Pain fighting an uphill battle here, or will Mir just be a speed-bump on Carwin's path to the title?
UFC 111 is scheduled to be headlined by the welterweight title fight between Georges St. Pierre and Dan Hardy, and will also feature the return of Thiago Alves (http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=10259&zoneid=4).
("Why does this happen every time I drink tequila?")
With Brock Lesnar's return date still uncertain (http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/White-Lesnar-Could-Need-More-Surgery-21458), it looks like the UFC will dust off their interim heavyweight title for one more ride. Multiple (http://mma.fanhouse.com/2009/12/16/frank-mir-shane-carwin-likely-to-face-off-for-interim-ufc-title/) sources (http://mmajunkie.com/news/17229/shane-carwin-vs-frank-mir-in-the-works-for-interim-heavyweight-title-at-ufc-111-in-march.mma?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+mmajunkie+%28MMAjunkie.com+Fe ed%29&utm_content=Google+Reader) report (http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=10273&zoneid=2) that a fight between Frank Mir (http://wiki.cagepotato.com/index.php/Frank_Mir) and Shane Carwin (http://wiki.cagepotato.com/index.php/Shane_Carwin) is in the works for UFC 111 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UFC_111) (March 27th, Newark), with the winner earning the UFC's interim belt. Both fighters have been very open to the bout; Carwin recently wrote on his blog (http://www.cagepotato.com/frank-mir-and-shane-carwin-break-down-heavyweight-pecking-order) that Mir "is a LEGEND of the sport and I would be honored to fight him," while Mir described a potential fight against Carwin (http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=10245&zoneid=4) as a "phenomenal matchup," and Carwin as "a better version" of Brock Lesnar. Well Merry Christmas, boys, because you got your wish.
Though Mir was already mentally preparing (http://www.cagepotato.com/ufc-hoping-july-2010-return-brock-lesnar) for a future clash with a heavy-handed powerhouse wrestler (http://www.cagepotato.com/picture/7476/it%27s-on--frank-mir-vs--shane-carwin-tapped-for-interim-title-fight-in-march/lesnarbabypicutre), Carwin must now start game-planning for a submission expert with rapidly-improving boxing skills. Carwin also has ring-rust working against him. An entire year will have passed since his last appaearance against Gabriel Gonzaga (http://wiki.cagepotato.com/index.php/Gabriel_Gonzaga) at UFC 96 (http://wiki.cagepotato.com/index.php/UFC_96); Mir has fought twice in that period, and his confidence-boosting choke-out of Cheick Kongo at UFC 107 (http://www.cagepotato.com/ufc-107-live-results-pseudo-clever-commentary) will be fresh in his mind. Is the Engineer of Pain fighting an uphill battle here, or will Mir just be a speed-bump on Carwin's path to the title?
UFC 111 is scheduled to be headlined by the welterweight title fight between Georges St. Pierre and Dan Hardy, and will also feature the return of Thiago Alves (http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=10259&zoneid=4).