When Shane "The Engineer" Carwin blew up on the Mixed Martial Arts scene, he made a huge (pun intended) and lasting impression on MMA fans everywhere with his sheer size and athletic prowess. Shane reeled off 12 wins in a row, all finished in the first round, before losing to Brock Lesnar at UFC 116. Here is a look at some things you might not know about the next UFC Heavyweight champion.
1.) He attended the Colorado School of Mines and received a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering.
2.) He was a two-time All-American in football for Western State in located Colorado.
3.) Shane became an engineer out of college and continues to work in that field.
4.) Shane was the Colorado "Ring of Fire" heavyweight champion before signing with the UFC.
5.) He is a volunteer wrestling coach for the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley, CO.
6.) Shane made his UFC debut on the undercard of UFC 84.
7.) Still currently works as an engineer for Weld County in Colorado.
8.) Received "Knockout of the Night" vs. Frank Mir at UFC 87.
9.) Was a highly scouted NFL line backing prospect until a back injury sidelined his NFL hopes.
10.) Shane is huge Slurpee fan.
After dominating Brock Lesnar in a fight that arguably could have been stopped, we can look for Shane to get back on the road to the UFC heavyweight belt in 2011. At the time of this article, Shane was in the process of recovering what was deemed successful back surgery to repair damage that he has dealt with since the back injury I noted above.
