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By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief "This is the first time that I am getting ready for a fight with a little hate for my opponent. He continues to fuel the fire with his ignorant comments about my opponents and my record. Next thing you know, he will tell you his high school was bigger than mine and therefore that'll be the deciding factor. I am ready. I wish I could kick his ass tomorrow... We have been doing a "bring your child to the gym" day so we can deal with temper tantrums and irrational thoughts... Brock is not good with math. Thankfully, the UFC and WWE have paid him enough money to get a math tutor. I know I wasn't walked through the front door of the UFC with people holding the door for me. I wasn't fed fights that sell pay-per-views. I was matched up by promoters and took whatever they put in front of me... I have fought three times as many people then Brock has. If he wants to disrespect the opponents I have fought, that is his choice. I say any man or woman that enters that cage to face an opponent is worthy of my respect. They have trained hard, and to disrespect MMA fighters is disrespecting the sport of MMA. What I can tell you is, talent-wise I respect Brock, but he needs a filter put on his words."
-UFC Heavyweight Title Challenger Shane Carwin responds in an interview with Heavy.com to Champ Brock Lesnar's comments that he hasn't fought anyone outside of Gabriel Gonzaga.
Penick's Analysis: Carwin continues to toss jabs at Lesnar as this feud continues to build in interviews heading toward their November 21st meeting at UFC 106. Carwin's right, he's had to fight through all that was placed in front him and he's done everything he's needed to, and his 11 wins absolutely legitimate. At the same time, while Lesnar was given the fast track he still had to get through that high level of competition to get where he's at. Both fighters have valid gripes with the other coming into this one, and this is simply the simmering beginning for what may boil over come November.
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