In the wake of Frank Mir’s instant thrashing of Cheick Kongo at UFC 107, undefeated heavyweight contender Shane Carwin posted some interesting insight on his blog.  Carwin issued a handful of classy comments about Mir for his stellar performance and stated that he was more than willing to fight him.

“Mir is a Multiple time Champion, who has been counted out more then Mike Tyson to only find himself right back at the top. He is a LEGEND of the sport and I would be honored to fight him.”

Carwin has been shelved since he torpedoed Gabriel Gonzaga with a straight right hand back in March.  He was scheduled for a title shot with Brock Lesnar, but Lesnar’s well documented illness has forced an indeterminable lull in the action for Carwin—and due to some important personal obligations, Carwin is actually quite alright with the delay.

“My situation is this. When Brock was finally down and out with his illness UFC matchmaker Joe Silva said to rehab my injuries and get better. I am doing just that (no surgery was required) and fell as if I am getting better. I am sparring and grappling again which are the big steps in getting in fight shape for any of the top HWT's they put in front of me.

On February 11th my wife Lani is expecting our first child together, (I have a son we take care of) a girl named Lexi. This has been a tough pregnancy that has kept us on edge throughout the term. This is why I was unable to attend the fight with Cain in Australia that was offered.”

Carwin also shared his analysis on the Mir and Kongo fight, and how Frank might match up with the other top contenders in the heavyweight division:

“First of all I thought Frank had the MMA advantage in this fight. Kongo is a great fighter but Frank has been in the biggest fights of the UFC's history and a three round co-main event is just another day in the office for Frank.

I was surprised that he used his striking to set up his submission but I was not surprised he submitted Kongo. It is very hard to judge much of anything when a fighter wins so dominantly. My initial thoughts were how would Cain vs Mir look? Cain had trouble with Kongo and he is supposed to be one of the elite contenders. Will Nogerias experience be too much for Cain?

A win like Frank had last night surely propels him to share the top of the division with Nog, Cain and myself. If beating Kongo was enough to propel Cain to number two contender status, destroying Kongo might edge Cain out. What is more compelling is that Mir made it our of that fight injury free so not only is he at the top of the division he is likely ready to fight sooner then later.”

Read Shane Carwin’s entire blog entry here.

 

 

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