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"I think he's very similar to Brock Lesnar. He's somebody that's strong, and he's a good wrestler. But I think that Carwin, in a lot of ways, is actually more dangerous for me... Brock and Carwin are both better wrestlers than I am. Most likely, they'll both be able to take me down. Most likely, they'll both be able to win the fight if I get stuck against the cage on my back with my head jammed up. But with that being said, with Lesnar, on my feet, I have no real anxiety about standing there and boxing. He's knocked people over because he clubs people with his hands, but he's not really a knockout artist. Carwin has actually knocked people out... In a fight with Lesnar, the goal is to keep it on the feet, and I'll win the fight. With Carwin, if I say just keep it on my feet and I fall asleep on him while looking for the shot, I can easily go to sleep if I get caught. He's shown the ability to knock people out. To me, he's a dual threat."
-Frank Mir talks to MMAJunkie.com about the differences between Brock Lesnar and his UFC 111 opponent Shane Carwin.
Penick's Analysis: If Carwin is a more dangerous opponent for Mir he's in a hell of a lot of trouble after the beating that Lesnar gave him last summer. But I get what he's saying here, because Carwin's hands are a proven knockout threat, Mir does have more of a risk in the standup game against Carwin than he does against Lesnar. Still, we don't know how Carwin will be able to do later in a fight as he hasn't hit the midpoint of the first round in a fight yet. It's an intriguing matchup for sure, and it's for the tools that Carwin does have to bring as a challenge to Mir that make it so. This should be a hell of a fight on the 27th.
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