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UFC 116: Lesnar vs. Carwin was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on July 3, 2010, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. [3] The show was voted as the Best Major Show in the 2010 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards , the first time a UFC show won the award.
Junior dos Santos fought Shane Carwin in the main event of UFC 131. Brock Lesnar was originally scheduled to face Junior dos Santos after their coaching stint on The Ultimate Fighter 13, but due to a recurring illness, Lesnar was replaced by Shane Carwin. [4] Originally, a matchup between Carwin, [5] and Jon Olav Einemo was
Carwin defeated Mir via knockout in the first round, becoming the new Interim Champion. After the fight, Lesnar came into the ring and stated, "It was a good fight but he's wearing a belt that's a make-believe belt. I've got the real championship belt". [303] Lesnar faced Carwin at UFC 116 on July 3, to unify the heavyweight titles. [304]
Carwin was expected to face promotional newcomer Jon Olav Einemo on June 11, 2011, at UFC 131. [21] However, another bout with diverticulitis sidelined Brock Lesnar, so Carwin agreed to step in to the main event to fight Junior dos Santos. [22] Carwin was defeated by Dos Santos via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, and 30–26).
As Lesnar continued to scold his team after Charlie Rader's loss to Ramsey Nijem, Len Bentley came back into the room, and Lesnar questioned his toughness. He said that Chris Cope (the only fighter on the green team to win his bout through four preliminary fights) is the only one that has impressed him so far.
His next opponent was expected to be Shane Carwin [26] with the winner likely challenging for the UFC Heavyweight Championship held by Brock Lesnar. However, that bout was scrapped [ 27 ] and Velasquez was instead told he would be fighting UFC newcomer Ben Rothwell at UFC 104 .
On October 26, UFC Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar pulled out of his fight against Shane Carwin due to an illness that kept him from training. [6] The UFC therefore had the Ortiz v. Griffin fight headline the UFC 106 card. [7]
As the fight resumed, Mir was almost instantly dropped with a big punch from Lesnar. Lesnar continued to land punches on Mir and shucked off Mir's armbar attempt before moving to a stacked guard. It was here that Mir caught Lesnar with a kneebar , causing Lesnar to tap out at 1:30 of the first round. [ 31 ]