JDS predicts knockout vs. Carwin

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                    <p>After beating Roy Nelson at UFC 117 in  August, Dos Santos became the #1 contender for reigning heavyweight  champion Cain Velasquez's title.Then Velasquez opted for surgery on a torn  rotator cuff, and Lesnar and Dos Santos  were announced as coaches for TUF 13, with the winner to be named the  new #1 contender.</p>

"I got a little upset about this change, but I'm happy that the UFC got another opponent for me," Dos Santos told Sherdog.com Thursday evening. "Carwin is an excellent fighter and deserves all my respect."

"His boxing skills are great," said Dos Santos of Carwin, who has secured all four of his UFC wins by first-round stoppage. "It's gonna be a great fight with tough blows from both sides. I would say that it will end by knockout."

"I want to fight. I'm in the best moment of my career and I want to make my dream of being a UFC champion come true."

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Sounds to me more like he is pre Phone Post

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Sounds to me more like he predicts the fight will end by ko, not that he is predicting he will won by ko. Phone Post

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I don't know who to pick in this fight.

JDS would clearly beat the snot out of Brock but between him and Carwin it just seems like a tossup.

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Carwin by donkey punch

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I think that is a fair prediction. We are both devastating strikers.

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canuck34 -  Sounds to me more like he predicts the fight will end by ko, not that he is predicting he will won by ko. Phone Post


 That's how I read it too...not that he was going to KO Carwin...that one of them was going to KO the other.

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Sure JDS is a nasty striker, but this match up is worse for him. Shane can strike AND wrestle. Gonna be a bad night for him. Phone Post

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This is a great match up, and I'm really glad it worked out this way. Although the chance of seeing Brock get a rematch against Cain is somewhat interesting, I'd much rather see JR or Shane fight for the strap next.
Shane, if you don't mind, could you give us an idea of anything you may have changed up in your training since your last fight?


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 JDS is more technical but Carwin has so much power that he does need only to connect once. Very good fight cant wait.

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Shane Carwin - I think that is a fair prediction. We are both devastating strikers.
Yeah.

But keep your hands high......

 

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I think Shane needs to push up him against the fence, work dirty boxing and get take downs.



I hope Shane exposes JDS' ground game.



Im taking Shane in this fight by either TKO or a majority decision victory.

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 What I like about this switch is that no matter who wins between Carwin and JDS, we are almost GUARANTEED another good fight with the winner vs. Cain Velasquez.  Where as if Brock somehow beat JDS, we could almost guarantee a rematch with Cain going down the same way the first fight did.  I'm a fan of Brock but Cain vs JDS/Carwin is just more appealing IMO.