Too bad we can't have it all

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The developments of UFC 111 gave us a certain indication that one mega-fight will soon occur. But it left the prospect of another to remain dangling only in our curiosity.

Shane Carwin and Brock Lesnar will meet - that much we know - after Carwin hammered Frank Mir's noggin in blunt and similar fashion to Lesnar's treatment last July.

The sight of Lesnar and Carwin standing face to face Saturday night in the Octagon -- albeit with big Brock wearing a suit and a microphone-toting Joe Rogan between them -- was enough to get the juices flowing early for the summer bout between these goliaths.

There was Lesnar -- looking quite stout and pretty healthy (but who told him that soul patch looked cool?) -- commenting on his peer's impressive victory and bumping huge fists with Carwin after the latter used that very instrument to claim another first-round victim.

Yeah, game on.

To say Carwin's performance was decisive would be like saying Rousimar Palhares (who held a leg lock longer than necessary) was kind of a jerk Saturday night.

Carwin took Mir behind the woodshed in a beating that finally, actually... maybe... okay, probably didn't knock some sense into the overly-talkative Mir. But that doesn't matter because Mir won't be worth interviewing for a while.

The win was poetic justice of the heaviest order, since Carwin was originally slated to fight Lesnar before the champion's scary bout with diverticulitis forced Saturday's interim title fight. No one was really thrilled about the idea of Lesnar and Mir tangling for a third time (other than Mir) - not with the division being so top heavy and Lesnar having such a brief record in the sport.

It's only fair that someone new earned a shot at the belt that is held by MMA's biggest bad guy (or baddest big guy). The line of contenders is only growing longer.

Carwin is a most deserving challenger, with his undefeated record and history of crowd-pleasing knockouts. Plus, his tree-trunk base could pose a problem for Lesnar as he attempts his patented take downs.

The Earth might just come off its axis upon this explosive meeting. It's a match up of top heavyweight wrestlers. But their grappling skills may be canceled out to create a stand up war, which would end quickly and emphatically -- and no doubt lucratively for the UFC.

Barring another injury/sickness issue, we'll all be treated to it on July 3.

Such talk brings us to the other blockbuster meeting that we'd be lucky to see morph from UFC 111, but one that will probably be forever restricted to our imaginations.

That is a pound-for-pound extravaganza between Georges St. Pierre and Anderson Silva.

Allow me to go ahead and jump to conclusions. That's what we do after dominant title defenses such as the one GSP delivered in his five round decision over Dan Hardy. We ask, what's next?

There doesn't appear to be much in the way of answers in the welterweight division, save for re-runs against Jon Fitch, Josh Koscheck or Thiago Alves. Considering he handily decisioned each of those men, it's hard to see anyone at 170 pounds defeat St. Pierre. His fights may lack memorable conclusions, but he makes up for it with cumulative damage over 25 minutes that leaves no room to question his excellence at that weight.

The only one who might is "Rush," himself. With 10 pounds of extra muscle, he's on a mission to leave an imprint without uprooting to another division, and his recent sub-standard (his opinion) performances will only fuel his desire to finish business in whatever rematches occur.

You could see how badly he wanted to end Hardy's night on Saturday, prying on limbs left and right. In the fourth round, cameras showed St. Pierre sprawled across Hardy, straining to crank a kimura as droplets of sweat slid down his forehead.

GSP isn't going anywhere. We can be as certain of that as we are clueless about where Silva will end up when it's said and done.

Long-time champions are good for the sport, but leaving a possible super-fight undone, well, that's just too bad.