Shane Bannister Carwin was born on January 4,1975 and is an American former mixed martial artist who competed in the Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
35 Facts About Shane Carwin
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Shane Carwin is considered to be one of the hardest hitting athletes to ever fight in the UFC.
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Shane Carwin started wrestling when he was six years old.
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Shane Carwin received a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the Colorado School of Mines as well as a bachelor's degree in environmental technology from Western State College.
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Shane Carwin became an engineer out of college and continued to work in that field while pursuing his MMA career.
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Shane Carwin wrestled in college, becoming a two-time NCAA Division II Wrestling National Runner-Up as a heavyweight in 1996 and 1997, and the NCAA II Wrestling Heavyweight National Champion in 1999.
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Shane Carwin was a two-time All-American in football for Western State and was chosen to participate in the Senior Bowl.
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Shane Carwin is a volunteer wrestling coach for the University of Northern Colorado.
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Shane Carwin made his professional debut at WEC 17, winning his first eight fights by first round stoppage and became the Ring of Fire Heavyweight Champion before signing with the UFC.
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Shane Carwin made his UFC debut on the undercard of UFC 84 against Christian Wellisch.
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Shane Carwin won the match via one punch knockout 44 seconds into the first round, demonstrating his punching power by sending Wellisch's mouthpiece flying across the octagon.
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Shane Carwin followed up with an appearance in Birmingham, England at UFC 89 against Neil Wain, winning another one sided fight via TKO at 1:31 of the first round.
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At UFC 96, Shane Carwin took a major step up in competition when he faced former number one contender and renowned Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt Gabriel Gonzaga.
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Shane Carwin was then set to face fellow undefeated heavyweight contender Cain Velasquez at UFC 104, with the winner getting a title shot against then-champion Brock Lesnar; however, the UFC reconsidered the bout and Shane Carwin was confirmed to fight for the title at UFC 106 on November 21,2009.
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Shane Carwin fought former UFC Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir for the UFC Interim Heavyweight Championship on March 27,2010, at UFC 111.
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Shane Carwin then followed Mir to the ground, took back mount and rained down heavy punches on Mir's head thus winning the fight via knockout to become the UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion.
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Shane Carwin then went on to face Brock Lesnar for the undisputed UFC Heavyweight Championship at UFC 116.
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Shane Carwin dominated the first round, knocking Lesnar down and unleashing a relentless ground and pound attack to a visibly stunned Lesnar.
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Shane Carwin was scheduled to face former IFL Heavyweight Champion Roy Nelson on January 1,2011, at UFC 125; however, he later announced on his website that he would pull out of the fight due to back and neck pain, which required surgery that took place on November 2,2010.
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Shane Carwin later stated that the neck surgery was a success.
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On January 3,2011, Shane Carwin posted a blog entry on his website, stating that he had just begun his first day of training since his neck surgery, hoping to be back in the octagon by May or June 2011.
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Shane Carwin was expected to face promotional newcomer Jon Olav Einemo on June 11,2011, at UFC 131.
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However, another bout with diverticulitis sidelined Brock Lesnar, so Shane Carwin agreed to step in to the main event to fight Junior dos Santos.
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Shane Carwin was defeated by Dos Santos via unanimous decision.
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However, on November 14,2012, Dana White revealed on Twitter that Shane Carwin injured his knee and would not be facing Nelson in the TUF finale.
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On May 7,2013, Shane Carwin announced his retirement from mixed martial arts after enduring several injuries since his last fight on June 11,2011.
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On July 26,2016, Shane Carwin announced his plans to return to MMA, five years since his last competitive bout.
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On September 7,2016, Shane Carwin announced that he had worked with his management team at Ingrained Media to secure his release from the UFC and became a free agent.
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On October 28,2016, Shane Carwin announced he had signed with Rizin Fighting Federation.
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Shane Carwin stated that he expected to debut on their December 29,2016, card, but later withdrew with injury.
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In late 2017, Shane Carwin was in negotiations with Bellator MMA but nothing came to fruition, despite his injuries being rehabilitated.
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On October 15,2016, Shane Carwin participated in a boxing exhibition match against professional skateboarder Jason Ellis at EllisMania 13.
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Per the unique rules, Shane Carwin had one of his arms duct-taped to his body to box Ellis.
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Shane Carwin won the bout via knockout in the second round.
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Shane Carwin is divorced and has a son from a previous marriage.