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UFC 111's Shane Carwin juggles duties as fighter, engineer, husband...
by Steven Marrocco on Mar 16, 2010 at 8:25 pm ET
The
notion of "spare time" has always been a relative term for
heavyweight contender Shane Carwin.
The 6-foot-2, 265-pound father of two juggles a fulltime job as a mechanical
engineer at the North Weld County Water District in Lucerne, Colo., with another
as a professional mixed martial artist in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Today, while discussing his interim title fight with fellow heavyweight Frank
Mir at UFC 111, Carwin said he's been given time off from his day job to
prepare for the March 27 fight. But he'll keep the office gig as long as
possible – or until other opportunities arise.
He likes juggling the two disparate careers.
"I take pride in when people ask me about the whole fighting thing."
Carwin (11-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) told MMAjunkie.com
(www.mmajunkie.com) in an exclusive interview. "'Are you going to take
time off? Are you going to quit your job?' I take pride in being a contributing
member of society and going to work every day. It's something I love to
do."
The biggest fight of Carwin's life is approaching, and he seems to be busier
than ever. His calendar for Tuesday read something like this: work out, spar,
and participate in the UFC conference call. Go to work for a few hours. Go to
wrestling practice. Go home for a late dinner. Spend time with his family.
"Then I'll get up and do it again tomorrow," Carwin said.
"That's just how my day is structured."
He said it's been this way since he began fighting professionally almost five
years ago. There is little time to sit still, and none of it is spent without
purpose.
In addition to his current duties, Carwin has a newborn daughter, Alexia, who
is three weeks old tomorrow. His mother-in-law lives with the family and takes
care of the baby in the wee hours to give him much-needed rest. But Carwin
misses his daddy duties.
"In two weeks, I get to take over those responsibilities, and that's
something I enjoy," he said. "I had the pleasure to stay up with her
a couple nights. She's been a little fussy, and sitting in the rocking chair
with her and falling asleep are things that I look forward to as well."
If healthy, the winner of Carwin vs. Mir will likely get a crack at heavyweight
champion Brock Lesnar at UFC 116 on July 3.
Although he's doing the work of two people, Carwin won't go so far as to agree
with UFC middleweight Chael Sonnen's recent statements that most MMA fighters
are lazy. He has, however, come to realize there will come a point in which
it's too difficult to manage his hectic life.
But thankfully, because he has two incomes, his priority is less based in
security than what he truly wants to do.
"It's always been something that my wife and I have communicated about,
and fighting is something I've chosen to do because I love to do it, and it's
something I find fun and competitive," Carwin said. "We always said
it would never be for money. That's kind of the same path that we've taken.
"If it becomes stressful on me and it doesn't become fun, I'll move on.
I'll find something else that I can do in my spare time. There's things that I
want to do in engineering, so I think there's other opportunities out there for
me, too."
Eventually, he wants to start a business in water management. He doesn't want
to work for the city forever, and he doesn't want to fight into his 40s.
"Our company is on the cutting edge of technology in mapping and
engineering and hydraulic models that we've developed with a minimal amount of
people," Carwin said. "We've gone around to conferences, and people
have been amazed about what we've been able to do as a small water
district."
That's a ways down the road, though. Despite wall-to-wall days of activity,
he's having fun. Really.
"I just feel really blessed," Carwin said. "The family's expanding,
and that's a good thing. My family are going to be the ones that are around the
rest of my life, and that's exciting to me."
For complete coverage of UFC
111, stay tuned to the UFC
Rumors section of MMAjunkie.com.
heavyweight contender Shane Carwin.
The 6-foot-2, 265-pound father of two juggles a fulltime job as a mechanical
engineer at the North Weld County Water District in Lucerne, Colo., with another
as a professional mixed martial artist in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Today, while discussing his interim title fight with fellow heavyweight Frank
Mir at UFC 111, Carwin said he's been given time off from his day job to
prepare for the March 27 fight. But he'll keep the office gig as long as
possible – or until other opportunities arise.
He likes juggling the two disparate careers.
"I take pride in when people ask me about the whole fighting thing."
Carwin (11-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) told MMAjunkie.com
(www.mmajunkie.com) in an exclusive interview. "'Are you going to take
time off? Are you going to quit your job?' I take pride in being a contributing
member of society and going to work every day. It's something I love to
do."
The biggest fight of Carwin's life is approaching, and he seems to be busier
than ever. His calendar for Tuesday read something like this: work out, spar,
and participate in the UFC conference call. Go to work for a few hours. Go to
wrestling practice. Go home for a late dinner. Spend time with his family.
"Then I'll get up and do it again tomorrow," Carwin said.
"That's just how my day is structured."
He said it's been this way since he began fighting professionally almost five
years ago. There is little time to sit still, and none of it is spent without
purpose.
In addition to his current duties, Carwin has a newborn daughter, Alexia, who
is three weeks old tomorrow. His mother-in-law lives with the family and takes
care of the baby in the wee hours to give him much-needed rest. But Carwin
misses his daddy duties.
"In two weeks, I get to take over those responsibilities, and that's
something I enjoy," he said. "I had the pleasure to stay up with her
a couple nights. She's been a little fussy, and sitting in the rocking chair
with her and falling asleep are things that I look forward to as well."
If healthy, the winner of Carwin vs. Mir will likely get a crack at heavyweight
champion Brock Lesnar at UFC 116 on July 3.
Although he's doing the work of two people, Carwin won't go so far as to agree
with UFC middleweight Chael Sonnen's recent statements that most MMA fighters
are lazy. He has, however, come to realize there will come a point in which
it's too difficult to manage his hectic life.
But thankfully, because he has two incomes, his priority is less based in
security than what he truly wants to do.
"It's always been something that my wife and I have communicated about,
and fighting is something I've chosen to do because I love to do it, and it's
something I find fun and competitive," Carwin said. "We always said
it would never be for money. That's kind of the same path that we've taken.
"If it becomes stressful on me and it doesn't become fun, I'll move on.
I'll find something else that I can do in my spare time. There's things that I
want to do in engineering, so I think there's other opportunities out there for
me, too."
Eventually, he wants to start a business in water management. He doesn't want
to work for the city forever, and he doesn't want to fight into his 40s.
"Our company is on the cutting edge of technology in mapping and
engineering and hydraulic models that we've developed with a minimal amount of
people," Carwin said. "We've gone around to conferences, and people
have been amazed about what we've been able to do as a small water
district."
That's a ways down the road, though. Despite wall-to-wall days of activity,
he's having fun. Really.
"I just feel really blessed," Carwin said. "The family's expanding,
and that's a good thing. My family are going to be the ones that are around the
rest of my life, and that's exciting to me."
For complete coverage of UFC
111, stay tuned to the UFC
Rumors section of MMAjunkie.com.
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