Carwin Names Nelson as UFC 125 Foe
Mike Whitman Oct 15, 2010
Former interim heavyweight champion Shane
Carwin will meet Roy Nelson at
UFC 125 on New Year’s Day at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las
Vegas. Carwin on Thursday confirmed the news via his Twitter
account.
Based out of the Grudge Training Center in Colorado, Carwin;s last appearance in the Octagon resulted in a second-round submission loss at the hands of reigning UFC heavyweight king Brock Lesnar at UFC 116 in July. Though not competing in the cage, Carwin has made headlines since that defeat. In August, his name was mentioned by a U.S. attorney as one of 22 professional athletes who had obtained steroids from an Alabama pharmacy. Carwin has never before tested positive for banned substances.
Before losing to Lesnar, Carwin had demolished each of his first 12 opponents. In fact, none of them even survived the first round. Since joining the UFC, Carwin has earned four lightning-quick knockouts, two of which came over divisional mainstay Gabriel Gonzaga and former UFC champion Frank Mir, respectively.
Nelson, a former International Fight League heavyweight champion, is coming off a decision loss to Junior dos Santos in a title-eliminator bout at UFC 117 in August. “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 10 winner, Nelson holds knockout victories over Carwin’s teammate, Brendan Schaub, and Dutch young gun Stefan Struve since joining the promotion. Known for his bulbous belly, Nelson owns more than half of his wins by knockout and carries a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
Based out of the Grudge Training Center in Colorado, Carwin;s last appearance in the Octagon resulted in a second-round submission loss at the hands of reigning UFC heavyweight king Brock Lesnar at UFC 116 in July. Though not competing in the cage, Carwin has made headlines since that defeat. In August, his name was mentioned by a U.S. attorney as one of 22 professional athletes who had obtained steroids from an Alabama pharmacy. Carwin has never before tested positive for banned substances.
Before losing to Lesnar, Carwin had demolished each of his first 12 opponents. In fact, none of them even survived the first round. Since joining the UFC, Carwin has earned four lightning-quick knockouts, two of which came over divisional mainstay Gabriel Gonzaga and former UFC champion Frank Mir, respectively.
Nelson, a former International Fight League heavyweight champion, is coming off a decision loss to Junior dos Santos in a title-eliminator bout at UFC 117 in August. “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 10 winner, Nelson holds knockout victories over Carwin’s teammate, Brendan Schaub, and Dutch young gun Stefan Struve since joining the promotion. Known for his bulbous belly, Nelson owns more than half of his wins by knockout and carries a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
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