Brock Lesnar withstood the punching power of Shane Carwin to retain his UFC Heavyweight title with a triangle arm choke in the second round. Brock also earned $75,000 for his submission of the night on top of his $400,000 fight purse.
In the post fight press conference, Brock acknowledged his WWE roots for preparing him for his UFC career. Stone Cold Steve Austin, Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Jonnson, Jim Ross, Goldberg and long time friend Paul Heyman were all in attendance supporting Lesnar.
