Brock Lesnar returns from a long layoff due to illness today to take on a guy who has made a name for himself recently in the UFC. That guy is Shane Carwin. Carwin and Lesnar both built their names off of Frank Mir whose claim to fame was getting destroyed by Brandon Vera and beating a washed up and ill Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. Now these two biggies go at it to see who is the best Mir beater. The most exciting thing about this fight isn't that these two are good MMA fighters but rather that they are huge and Brock Lesnar was in the WWE where he made his claim to fame. I would definitely watch this fight just based on those two factors. These two wrestlers turned strikers will show the world how two behemoths who never trained in striking can smack each other around. You can't get any better than that! I just hope wrestling plays a factor in this fight at some point.
Now, let's get down to the nitty gritty of it all. Carwin wants to keep this fight on his feet so that he can dismantle Brock with his proven superior striking. Whether he's against the cage or in the middle of the ring, if Carwin's on his feet he has the best chance to win. For Brock, he needs to get this thing to the ground and out muscle Carwin for positioning so that he can lay on the ground and pound. The strategies couldn't be more obvious given the limited skill sets of these two wrestlers turned brawlers. It'll be interesting to see who gets his way and ultimately wins this fight.
Make no mistake Fedor is still the most skilled and talented heavyweight in the world today. Werdum got lucky but everyone loses eventually. Anderson Silva and Georges St. Pierre both lost as well. Fedor will defeat Werdum in the rematch and then I hope we'll see a clash of two truly talented MMA artists in Overeem and Emelianenko. Until that happens, lets sit back and enjoy this freak show at UFC 116. Hey, Dana loves the freak shows as he proved when he set up James Toney vs Randy Couture.
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