Frank Mir will be squaring off against Shane “The Engineer” Carwin for the UFC title. The winner of this tilt will either face Cain Velesquez for the championship or Brock Lesnar if he is good enough from his fight of sickness. If you are into UFC and mixed martial arts betting than this fight is the one for you. A person would have believed the MMA sportsbook odds would be further apart, but the truth is, Mir is acquiring favorable betting lines opening up at -160.
As with Cain Velesquez, the jury is still out on whether Carwin is as effective as he is created to be. Cain Velesquez was able to mute his pundits with his fight versus Big Nog at UFC 110 nonetheless I do not imagine Shane Carwin will be able to do so against Frank as Frank Mir has turned out to be quite the mma fighter of late as he will probably use his size to his edge in this mixed martial arts fight. Like all wrestlers, Shane Carwin utilizes his utter toughness for punching which is not proficient. Mir has matured into a very the technical striker and with his current muscle gain , is skilled to pack a lot of strength into his punches.
Mir has been training with, a former professional kickboxer and a coach in striking He has been in a position to instruct Mir to be more specialized with his striking which has greatly increased his ability, proof of which was apparent when Frank dismantled Big Nog and a UFC 107: Penn vs. Sanchez against Cheick Kongo . At present within the UFC heavyweight division, Mir has the greatest 1-2 combination with his jab cross or jab upper becoming pretty awesome.
Carwin has better wrestling but it is improbable he will be able to use them in this battle. In his NCAA wrestling days Carwin was twice the Div 2 runner up, and the National Collegiate Athletic Association II Wrestling Heavyweight National Champion in 1999. In addition to he was also a 2-time All-American in football for Western State. Currently he tries to keep his skills at par as a volunteer coach . Given his depth on the wrestling mats Mir will make an effort to nullify Carwin’s strategy by keeping this battle standing up.
On power alone he is a blue belt but in comparison to someone like Mir, he is certainly out matched—especially when it comes to grappling. Mir is at this time one of the grapplers in the Ufc and only after 5 years of training, he gained his black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu from Ricardo Pires, a fourth degree black belt under Sergio Penha—this was right after his win over Sylvia at UFC 48: Payback. He presently trains under Osvaldo Alves but began his jiu-jitsu under Marcos Soares . As Soares is one of the most technical instructors in the world, his fundamentals has given Frank a great top game, merged with his tutelage under Alves and Pires, Frank has also been able to perfect his bottom game into something to be reckoned with. Despite his qualifications on the mats, it is less likely Carwin will have a likelihood on grappling. Frank is very well known on the bottom and wants to attack the legs and ankles. Mir favours several submissions and Shane just will not have the necessary expertise to steer out of Frank Mir’s assaults.
Carwin is a big and powerful MMA fighter who might be UFC champ one day, having said that, at the present he must confront Frank , a focused and committed MMA fighter. Mir has trained hard to get himself back to the top of the UFC. Gone are the days when his work ethic and training practices were questioned and he has since committed himself to being the optimum mixed martial arts martial artist he can be in preparation for a re-match with Brock Lesnar. Though Shane is in greater condition, however he has yet to be in a struggle further than the very first round. Shane’s physique requires more oxygenated blood or else fatigue sets in rapidly.
When it comes to UFC sports betting Frank -160 is a steal. Logically, I would have thought the online betting lines would have been -180 or -190 in favour of Frank. The key to this fight is Frank Mir’s improving stand-up power and technique. He will use quick striking combos to eastablish takedowns and once on top, he will out-match Carwin in a situation he doesn’t want to be in.
Stan Leung provides MMA handicapping previews for fighting-mma.com