As part of UFC 116, Brock Lesnar will take on Shane Carwin in the Heavyweight Championship bout. The mixed martial arts event is set for Saturday July 3rd, 2010 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. This fight is just one of the ten bouts scheduled for the main round of the event, along with a preliminary card scheduled.

Best Lesnar Vs Carwin Odds;

Lesnar – (-170) @ Bodog.Com
Carwin – (+145) @ SportsBook.Com

Brock Lesnar is a mixed martial arts fighter that will turn 33 years old in July. From Alexandria Minnesota, Lesnar was a star high school wrestler that went on to the University of Minnesota to wrestler there as well. Lesnar placed second in the NCAA Championships in 1999, and then won the title in 2000. The 6’3, 265lbs is 4-1 in his 5 mixed martial arts events. His last fight was on July 11th, 2009 when he beat Frank Mir via TKO in Las Vegas. Before that, Lesnar won the heavyweight crown over Randy Couture, also in Las Vegas. Lesnar is battling an illness that forced him to miss the schedule bout between these two as part of UFC 106. He has completed all the required tests to be allowed back from mononucleosis.

Shane Carwin is a mixed martial arts fighter that turned 35 years old in January. From Greeley, Colorado – Carwin is known as “The Engineer”. As a wrestler in college, at Western State College, he was a two-time NCAA Division II National Runner-up, and then won the heavyweight title in 1999. He stands at 6’2, and weighs 265lbs. is best known for his wrestling and boxing style, along with Jiu-Jitsu fighting. He made his UFC debut at UFC 84, where he beat Christian Wellisch via KO in the first round. His second UFC match was also a first round knockout, over Neil Wain. He is unbeaten as a MMA fighter, including his most recent bout over Frank Mir, where he took the UFC Interim Heavyweight Championship. He also took away the knockout of the night award at that fight; as part of UFC 111.

The Brock Lesnar Vs Shane Carwin Odds have been released, and boy is the excitement mounting. This appears to be a stellar match that features two big boys that are ready to show they are the best. A couple of our favorite sports books; including Sportsbook.com and Bodog.com have both placed Lesnar as a relatively big favorite. At Sportsbook.com – Lesnar is listed at (-200), while you can grab Carwin at (+160). Bodog.com lists Lesnar at (-185), while Carwin is the underdog at (+155). Be sure to take advantage of the Brock Lesnar Vs Shane Carwin Odds today!