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- UFC 116 bonuses and awards for 'Lesnar vs Carwin' PPV fights
- Did Brock Lesnar win last night at UFC 116 against Shane Carwin?
- UFC 116 results recap from last night for 'Lesnar vs Carwin'
- UFC 116 post-fight press conference video airs LIVE on MMAmania.com following 'Lesnar vs Carwin'
- UFC 116 results, updates and live play-by-play TONIGHT (July 3) for 'Lesnar vs Carwin'
- Follow MMAmania.com on Twitter ... or else!
- Brock Lesnar vs Shane Carwin odds, specials and outcomes for UFC 116 in Las Vegas
- Cain Velasquez likes Shane Carwin over Brock Lesnar at UFC 116 (Video)
- Scott Coker: 'My feeling is maybe Fedor should fight Alistair Overeem and the winner gets Fabricio Werdum'
- Shane Carwin: 'There is no doubt in my mind I am living the American Dream'
- Never underestimate the sexiness of Yoshihiro Akiyama
- Kurt Pellegrino: 'George Sotiropoulos knows he's a cheater'
| UFC 116 bonuses and awards for 'Lesnar vs Carwin' PPV fights Posted: 03 Jul 2010 10:24 PM PDT
UFC 116: "Lesnar vs. Carwin" from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, has officially wrapped, which means that it’s time for those select fighters who went above and beyond in their respective fights to get a little extra grease for their efforts. To the tune of $75,000 each. The promotion dished out its standard post-fight monetary bonuses to six out of the 22 fighters on the card thanks to a rare case of dual "Fight of the Night" bonuses. In addition to their base salaries, the UFC awarded light heavyweight competitors Stephan Bonnar and Krzysztof Soszynski "Fight of the Night" for their two-and-a-half rounds of bone crunching action that saw "The American Psycho" get his revenge on "The Polish Experiment." Also bringing the crowd to its feet was Chris Leben in his second fight in two weeks. "The Crippler" shared the second "Fight of the Night" bonus with Yoshihiro Akiyama for their three round rumble that saw the TUF 1 bad boy prevail by last-minute submission. It probably would have been good enough for "Submission of the Night," except that Brock Lesnar was competing on the same card. He tapped Shane Carwin with a arm-triangle choke to solidify his improbable comback in the main event. In preliminary action, Gerald Harris continued his torrid run in the middleweight division, winning "Knockout of the Night" by bouncing Dave Branch off the Octagon floor with a head-squishing slam. "The Hurricane" has won five straight fights by way of (T)KO. Here are the special fight bonuses for UFC 116:
Again, each fighter received $75,000 extra for their performances in addition to their respective base salaries, which we will pass along as soon as possible. For complete UFC 116 results and blow-by-blow coverage of the main card action click here and here. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Did Brock Lesnar win last night at UFC 116 against Shane Carwin? Posted: 03 Jul 2010 09:34 PM PDT
Yup. Brock Lesnar unified the UFC Heavyweight Championship by defeating Interim titlist Shane Carwin at UFC 116: "Lesnar vs. Carwin" last night (July 3) from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. And by arm-triangle choke, of all things. But it didn't come easy. Carwin dominated round one with his trademarked power shots, rattling the returning champ on several occasions and even coming within a punch or two of forcing referee Josh Rosenthal to wave him off his crumpled opponent. Call it heart, or maybe a little bit of luck, but Lesnar somehow survived the vicious onslaught and managed to get back to his feet, running out the clock with "The Engineer" pressed against the cage. Round two would be a completely different story. As color commentator Joe Rogan alluded to, Carwin had pretty much emptied his tank trying to finish the fight in the opening round. Coming into the second stanza he was sucking wind and got taken down with ease, making no effort to keep Lesnar from getting mount and quickly transitioning to side control. From there it was academic. Lesnar wrapped his albino pythons around Carwin's neck and never let go. It took some time to adjust, but when the windpipe got up and excused itself from the room, there was no place to go but tapsville. Brock Lesnar is (still) the UFC Heavyweight Champion. How does that make you feel? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UFC 116 results recap from last night for 'Lesnar vs Carwin' Posted: 03 Jul 2010 09:24 PM PDT
UFC 116: "Lesnar vs. Carwin" took place tonight (July 3, 2010) from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Brock Lesnar and Shane Carwin met in perhaps the biggest heavyweight title unification match ever ... at least if size is any indicator. And the tempo set in the first round was equally as big, if not bigger. Carwin came out furious, pounding Lesnar nearly into submission and totally destroying him. It wasn't even close. The referee, on more than one occasion, could have stopped it without controversy. It was that lopsided. Lesnar somehow survived, taking Carwin into the second round for the first-time ever in his spectacular 12-fight mixed martial arts career. And that was all it took, but not the way ANYONE would have predicted. The decorated division one wrestler got an early takedown, got full mount and hopped into side control for a triangle choke submission finish. Yes, Lesnar defeated Carwin via submission to unify the heavyweight title in the most unlikeliest of outcomes. You had to see it to believe it. INCREDIBLE resilience, return and fight for the "toughest SOB around." Impossible to argue otherwise tonight. Two fights in two weeks? No problem for Chris Leben. "The Crippler" put on an absolute show tonight against Yoshihiro Akiyama, who wasn't too impressed before the event with his last-minute replacement for Wanderlei Silva. Maybe now the Japanese standout has a new-found respect for his colorful counterpart. Akiyama did great in the first two rounds, getting the better of several exchanges and even putting the iron-chinned Leben in sleepwalk-mode in round two. He had great trips, even solid submission attempts, but he learned the hard way that if you don't put Leben away, he'll come back and get ya. And he did just that, with the clocking ticking down in the third and final round, and possibly a loss if it went to the judges, Leben caught Akiyama in a tight triangle choke that made him tap ... and the crowd leap to its collective feet. It was a fantastic fight and an even better finish. Leben, clearly ecstatic after the fight, called out Silva in his post fight remarks. And I doubt there are few fans tonight who don't want to see it. Bring it on. Matt Brown and Chris Lytle had all the ingredients of an awesome slugfest -- they both love to bring the heat. Only tonight it was a beautiful volley of crafty submissions that told the tale. "Immortal" almost turned the "Lights Out" on Lytle (something no one has ever done) with a tight darce choke in the first round. Lytle was able to weather the storm and eventually freed himself after several precarious minutes. In round two, Lytle took Brown to the canvas and got real busy in the guard. He went from full mount, to a mounted triangle to an armbar from the mounted triangle submission. It was so smooth. Brown had no choice but to tap or snap. For someone who loves to bang until he bleeds, Lytle has one serious, and very creative, submission game. It was literally "do or die" for The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) legend, Stephan Bonnar, coming off three straight losses and heading into a tough rematch against Krzysztof Soszynski. He almost died, but he definitely did what he had to do ... in typical "American Psycho" fashion. Bonner won a bloody two-round slugfest, eating his fair share of blows from the "Polish Experiment." But it was his epic will to survive that carried him through to victory, dropping Soszynski in the second round with a knee in the clinch that led to an eventual technical knockout stoppage. It was an awesome back-and-forth fight, one that Soszynski more than likely would have won handily against a lesser opponent. But Bonnar proved once again that his might and mettle is second to none win or lose. Fortunately, for him, he lives to fight another day inside the Octagon. Although it's difficult to comprehend him ever going elsewhere ... he's damn near impossible to finish. He's whacky dude, too. Pure unadulterated entertainment, before, during and after his fights. Keep 'em coming. Something had to give when lightweights Kurt Pellegrino and George Sotiropoulos hooked 'em up in the first fight of the main card action -- both fighters were on impressive winning streaks (four and six, respectively). Unfortunately, for "Batman," it was too little, too late. Literally. Pellegrino hurt Sotiropoulos bad with a knee to the face, left hook combination that appeared to have the Aussie in big, big trouble. Just one problem: It came at the buzzer of the third and final round. That was Pellegrino's brightest moment, who appeared to be off tonight after Sotiropoulos tagged him early and often. In fact, Pellegrino -- who on paper had the advantage in the stand up -- was not his aggressive self after getting dropped early in the opening frame. Sotiropoulos was just too sticky all night long, refusing to give up an inch standing or on the ground. Pellegrino, as a result, could never really get going until the final minutes. It's a huge step back for the New Jersey native, who quipped before the fight that he might as well retire if he couldn't win tonight. He didn't -- Sotiropoulos got a well-deserved nod from the judges. However, it was hotly contested from bell-to-bell. No shame in that. That’s enough from us — now it’s your turn to discuss "Lesnar vs. Carwin" in the comments section below. Sound off, Maniacs. Let’s hear what you have to say: Did Sotiropoulos earn a spot in the 155-pound title hunt? Is Bonnar finally ready for bigger and badder competition? Leben, what more can we say? And if Carwin can't beat Lesnar, can anyone? Good luck, Cain. For complete UFC 116 results and detailed blow-by-blow commentary of the televised main card fights click here. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UFC 116 post-fight press conference video airs LIVE on MMAmania.com following 'Lesnar vs Carwin' Posted: 03 Jul 2010 09:23 PM PDT
UFC 116: "Lesnar vs. Carwin" from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, is set to go off tonight (Sat., July 3) live on pay-per-view (PPV) beginning at 10 p.m. ET. Immediately following the event, promotion president Dana White and a handful of participating fighters will be on hand for the UFC 116 post-fight press conference, which is now embedded for an approximate 1:30 a.m. ET start time. Be sure to tune in for post-fight reactions from all the major players as well as up-to-the-minute results of all the post-fight bonuses including "Fight of the Night," "Knockout of the Night" and "Submission of the Night." Check it out below. Live stream and replay courtesy of UFC.com For UFC 116 live results and play-by-play click here. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UFC 116 results, updates and live play-by-play TONIGHT (July 3) for 'Lesnar vs Carwin' Posted: 03 Jul 2010 04:09 PM PDT
Click the banner above or right here for up-to-the-minute results and blow-by-blow coverage of UFC 116: "Lesnar vs. Carwin." If you’re going to leave comments and discuss the fights with all the other MMAmania.com readers be sure to do it on the main UFC 116 results post and not this one. Comments in this thread are turned off. Enjoy the show, Maniacs! | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Brock Lesnar vs Shane Carwin odds, specials and outcomes for UFC 116 in Las Vegas Posted: 03 Jul 2010 11:19 AM PDT
Last minute odds and betting lines have continued to pour in for the upcoming UFC 116 main event from the MGM Grand Garden Arena on July 3 in Las Vegas, Nevada, featuring a titanic heavyweight showdown between division champion Brock Lesnar and interim titlist Shane Carwin. Aside from the standard picks, the "Lesnar vs. Carwin" main event has been fractured into a betting bonanza of odds, specials and outcomes for tonight's (July 3) blockbuster pay-per-view. You may already have your bets in for the winner -- but can you accurately predict what round the fight will end? Or what method of stoppage will halt the action? There are some boku bucks in it for you if you can. Brock Lesnar continues to hold steady as a -140 favorite against fellow muscular meatwagon, Shane Carwin, who scratched and clawed his way to a +110 underdog. "The Engineer" opened as high as +200, which means there are more than just the Carwin faithful dropping some change into the Vegas offering plate. Take a look at some of the odds, specials and outcomes if you plan on trying to make some extra money this fourth of July weekend. A handful of the latest UFC 116 odds, specials and outcomes (- = favorite; + = underdog) after the jump:
See an expanded list with a complete breakdown of betting options here. It’s going to be a fun night of fights so don’t miss it. And remember to check us out for all the pre, during and post-fight UFC 116 coverage you can handle. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cain Velasquez likes Shane Carwin over Brock Lesnar at UFC 116 (Video) Posted: 03 Jul 2010 11:18 AM PDT
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| Posted: 03 Jul 2010 08:40 AM PDT
Props: Sherdog.com (via Bloody Elbow) Quoteworthy:
Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker contemplates giving Fedor Emelianenko a shot at Alistair Overeem's heavyweight title before Fabricio Werdum, despite "The Last Emperor's" first round submission loss to the Brazilian back on June 26. The San Jose fight boss came under heavy criticism for booking Brett Rogers (off a TKO loss) against the returning "Demolition Man" last May and further complicated the heavyweight pecking order with his vision for Overeem's next title defense. Does Emelianenko get first dibs on the Dutchman's belt because it's better for business? Or is M-1 calling the shots? Let's hear some opinions on this potential match-up... | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shane Carwin: 'There is no doubt in my mind I am living the American Dream' Posted: 03 Jul 2010 08:21 AM PDT
Props: Shane-Carwin.com Quoteworthy:
"And here we are ..." Just hours away from his UFC 116 main event pay-per-view fight against division champion Brock Lesnar, Interim title holder Shane Carwin reflects on the path to his July 3 date with destiny. Can he reach the pinnacle of his sport with a win tonight? Or will Lesnar deny him the right to be called the world's best heavyweight? Read his entire entry here. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Never underestimate the sexiness of Yoshihiro Akiyama Posted: 03 Jul 2010 07:19 AM PDT  Never underestimate the sexiness of Yoshihiro Akiyama | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kurt Pellegrino: 'George Sotiropoulos knows he's a cheater' Posted: 03 Jul 2010 07:15 AM PDT
Props: MMAWeekly Quoteworthy:
UFC 116 lightweight Kurt Pellegrino takes exception to the fancy "pants" George Sotiropoulos wore in his win over Joe Stevenson last February in Australia. "Batman" doesn't want to rely on anything but his skills when the two 155-pound contenders throw down on the main card of tonight's pay-per-view from Las Vegas. Will the Aussie be at a disadvantage without his customized wardrobe? |
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