UFC 116 Rumors/Discussion

[cky312]

odds for Carwin Lesnar now up for those who are interested:
Lesnar -200
Carwin +180

[bogbat]

Any predictions on how this line will move?

[JuicedUp]

wow, that's a great number for lesnar. Jump on it before it gets pounded. I think lesnar will be a heavy favorite come fight night. What shop is that line at?

[dooman14]

bet the house on carwin anyone see lesner boy he sure has a lot of weight to cut maybe 50 lbs

[bogbat]

bet the house on carwin anyone see lesner boy he sure has a lot of weight to cut maybe 50 lbs

Yeah that plus a huge lay off I don't feel confident betting on Lesnar.

[knownone]

I agree with most everyone, If you have any plans to bet Lesnar bet him now.

I really don't see the fuss about Carwin, Sherdog is going nuts about him beating Lesnar and from a handicapping perspective I don't see it.

Lesnar is far beyond Carwin in just about every sense, Lesnar has a good 15 pounds on Carwin and about 2 inches in height and 4 in reach.
He's also a lot faster if you look at a 23 year old Carwin at the NFL combine he ran the 40 in 4.93 seconds.
Lesnar ran the 40 in 4.68 seconds.

Carwin has slow feet and Lesnar will have no problem taking him down.

Is there something i'm missing? If anyone has views to the contrary i'd like to know them I plan to go big on Lesnar in the next few days.

[Preston09]

Yeah he still looked sick after the Carwin Mir fight. Pale face and way out of shape.

[JuicedUp]

I agree with most everyone, If you have any plans to bet Lesnar bet him now. I really don't see the fuss about Carwin, Sherdog is going nuts about him beating Lesnar and from a handicapping perspective I don't see it. Lesnar is far beyond Carwin in just about every sense, Lesnar has a good 15 pounds on Carwin and about 2 inches in height and 4 in reach. He's also a lot faster if you look at a 23 year old Carwin at the NFL combine he ran the 40 in 4.93 seconds. Lesnar ran the 40 in 4.68 seconds. Carwin has slow feet and Lesnar will have no problem taking him down. Is there something i'm missing? If anyone has views to the contrary i'd like to know them I plan to go big on Lesnar in the next few days.

[playa420]

Gotta go with lesnar on this fight. Lesnar is by far the superior wrestler, and he will take Carwin down and pound him out. I also like Akiyama on this card. Wandys washed up and had trouble beating Bisping.Akiyama will pick Silva apart and win easy.

[brooks85]

very good matchup added on bestfightodds

sotiro/pellegrino

[sundin4prez]

Gotta go with lesnar on this fight. Lesnar is by far the superior wrestler, and he will take Carwin down and pound him out. I also like Akiyama on this card. Wandys washed up and had trouble beating Bisping.Akiyama will pick Silva apart and win easy.

100% on everything you just said...

[Educ8d Degener8]

Lesnar v Carwin will not go 5 rounds -1200...

Get on that before it hits -2000... ;p

[ufcmma36]

Taking Carwin just over 3:00min.!!!!

[ufcmma36]

What about how Lesnar takes a punch...? We really havent seen him take many shots... Mir landed a nice knee which seemed to rock him! Until the takedown and mauling.lol. I see Carwin landing sum huge shots too big ol babyface and he taps due too strikes!!!!

[brooks85]

according to big country

big country vs kongo is in the works

[Lincoln73]

I would take big country all day in that one. Kongo still hasn't proven that he can do anything about takedowns.

[The HOFF]

A middleweight bout between Nate Marquardt and Alessio Sakara will be part of UFC 116.

A source close to one of the competitors told MMAjunkie.com that bout agreements are in the process of being finalized and that the fight will be part of the night's televised main card. MMA reporter Joe Ferraro first reported the possibility of the fight on Twitter.

[The HOFF]

"The Ulitmate Fighter 10" runner-up Brendan Schaub meets fellow heavyweight Chris Tuchscherer in July at UFC 116.

At least one competitor has signed a bout agreement for the July 3 fight, a source close to the event told MMAjunkie.com. MMA reporter Joe Ferraro first reported the possibility of the fight on Twitter.

[The HOFF]

UFC 116
Date: Jul 03, 2010

Location: Las Vegas
Venue: MGM Grand Garden Arena
Broadcast: Pay-per-view

• Champ Brock Lesnar vs. interim champ Shane Carwin (heavyweight title-unification bout)*
• Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Wanderlei Silva*
• Kurt Pellegrino vs. George Sotiropoulos*
• Nate Marquardt vs. Alessio Sakara*
• Cheick Kongo vs. Roy Nelson*
• Brendan Schaub vs. Chris Tuchscherer*
• Stephan Bonnar vs. Krzysztof Soszynski*
• Matt Brown vs. Chris Lytle*
• Kendall Grove vs. TBA*
• Goran Reljic vs. TBA*

[brooks85]

That card is looking great.

[Educ8d Degener8]

Only thing keeping me from unloading on the Lesnar line is the uncertainty around his recovery from his illness / layoff...

[brooks85]

ill be unloading on tuchscherer

[JohnnyD4916]

Card Looking great so far hopefully no injuries.

[dooman14]

carwin should be heavy favorite but he won't so money to be made

[Shane]

This card looks fantastic.

[Vaughany]

ill be unloading on tuchscherer

Schraub will destroy Tuchscherer!

[Educ8d Degener8]

carwin should be heavy favorite but he won't so money to be made

Care to elaborate on the logic behind this statement?

[BIGDAY]

Care to elaborate on the logic behind this statement?

No kidding?

Lesnar will take this to the ground, end of story. He will not stand and test his chin against a guy that can obviously knock people down hard. Lesnar's hands are heavy as well, but he a FAR superior wrestler over Carwin. Hat to say it, but I look for a fight like Heath Herring. Lesnar will control the ground game and go back to his outstanding wrestling credentials. Lesnar will have no problem making weight. His speed and quickness is also uterly amazing to me.
Just my thoughts!

[Educ8d Degener8]

No kidding?

Lesnar will take this to the ground, end of story. He will not stand and test his chin against a guy that can obviously knock people down hard. Lesnar's hands are heavy as well, but he a FAR superior wrestler over Carwin. Hat to say it, but I look for a fight like Heath Herring. Lesnar will control the ground game and go back to his outstanding wrestling credentials. Lesnar will have no problem making weight. His speed and quickness is also uterly amazing to me.
Just my thoughts!

Carwin does have undeniable KO power. I recognize that.

But I think his "size" and "wrestling skills" are a product of the UFC machine. They are good, but somewhat exaggerated. The post-fight in ring comparison of Lesnar and Carwin after the Carwin-Mir match illustrates the size discrepancy...

Like I said, the only thing that might make this a no-play for me is the layoff factor for Lesnar...

[BIGDAY]

I do love the fact that Lesnar and Carwin are the definition of Heavyweights in my eyes. It will be fun to watch a couple of big athletic dudes testing their skills against one another.

[Vrakas]

This is looking like a great card, should be on of their best cards all year.

[brooks85]

i loving every matchup, especially the bonnar/soszynski rematch

also added TUF Jon Madsen vs new Czech signee vemola

http://mmajunkie.com/news/18910/ufc-signs-czech-heavyweight-karlos-vemola-to-face-jon-madsen-at-ufc-116.mma

[JuicedUp]

carwin should be heavy favorite but he won't so money to be made

ehhh???

[Varker]

wanderlei ftw

[smarmy]

On Carwin all the way. Also like kongo, Sotiropoulos and this TBA guy who's fighting twice he's so tough.