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.
A handfull of fighters weigh in with their opinions on the Brock Lesnar vs. Shane Carwin fight. To see the real outcome, watch UFC 116 on Pay-Per-View at 7pm PT/ 10pm ET on Saturday, July 3rd.
On July 3rd, UFC 116: Lesnar vs Carwin will bring two goliaths into the cage when Brock Lesnar and Shane Carwin compete for the unified heavyweight championship.
MMA:30′s Dave Farra caught up with UFC interim Heavyweight Champion Shane Carwin to talk about his upcoming title fight with Brock Lesnar at UFC 116. Shane talked about his training routine and weight, his desire for the fight to go into the later rounds, and how he expects the fight to end.