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Carwin has suspect cardio - Dos Santos

ESPN staff
June 9, 2011
UFC 131 Countdown: dos Santos v Carwin

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Junior Dos Santos believes Shane Carwin will attempt to win their heavyweight clash at UFC 131 on Saturday on the ground.

Carwin has cut a huge amount of weight in the lead-up to the fight at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver. Dos Santos feels trimming down will make little difference to the outcome, as he believes Carwin's endurance is suspect.

"I really think that, I don't know why, but I really think Shane Carwin is going to try to take me down," Dos Santos told mmamania.com. "I'm prepared for that. ... If Shane Carwin puts me down and holds me I will show my jiu-jitsu for the whole world."

Carwin has won 12 of his 13 fights, with all of his victories coming in the first round. The only time he went past the first round was in defeat to Brock Lesnar in July of last year. The loss prompted Carwin to throw himself into his training and overhaul his diet, but Dos Santos does not believe it will make any difference to his endurance.

"(His biggest weakness) is the cardio," Dos Santos said. "The first time he went for the second round, he lost the fight, so I'm going to use that.

"I don't think (his cardio will be better because he's leaner). It's not so easy to get more cardio. I hope he comes very prepared and 100 per cent to fight me because I want to (beat) the best Shane Carwin.

"I think (the fight) will start in the stand-up, but (when he) starts to feel my hands, he's going to take me down."

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