CAA Division II National Wrestling Heavyweight Runner-Up 1996–97 (2 times) NCAA Division II Wrestling Heavyweight Champion (1999) Western State College Mountaineer Sports Hall of Fame (2004) Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Hall of Fame (2010) NCAA Division II Wrestling Hall of…

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Carwin made his UFC debut on the undercard of UFC 84 against Christian Wellisch. He won the match by KO via punch in 44 seconds in the first round, demonstrating his punching power by sending Wellisch’s mouthpiece flying across the octagon. Carwin followed…

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It’s scary how similar these two guys’ experience levels are. Both of them have 13 fights. Both have only one loss. They both lost by submission. They have each fought three top level opponents. Both guys are used to being…

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Carwin and his two brothers were raised by his mother, who had the goal of getting all her sons college educations.[6] He received a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines as well as a bachelor’s degree in…

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Shane Bannister Carwin[4] (born January 4, 1975) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he was previously the UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion. He won his first 12 MMA fights in the first…

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It’s been a tough week for the UFC. First, the main event for UFC 130, Frankie Edgar vs Gray Maynard III, was scrapped when both fighters sustained injuries. This left fight fans groaning as Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson vs Matt ‘The…

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