During the interview, which took place at a Subway sandwich shop in Alexandria, Minnesota, Lesnar made his disdain for his next opponent abundantly clear.

“He’s a weekend warrior,” Lesnar mockingly stated referring to Carwin’s full-time engineering job. “Fighting is my full-time job.”

The animosity between the men was born with Lesnar's now infamous antics following his very one-sided redemption victory over Frank Mir at UFC 100.

During the immediate post fight interview, an adrenaline-crazed Lesnar antagonized the beaten Mir, gave the middle finger to the fans, proudly declared he would celebrate the victory by drinking Coors Light instead of UFC sponsor Bud Light (since that company wouldn't pay him) and made a crude reference to sleeping with his wife.

Carwin took exception to the tirade and posted several blogs chastising the animated champion. The challenger didn’t appreciate Lesnar’s obscene gestures to the fans, and stated, “The flipping off of the fans that just lined your pockets with millions of dollars is just LAME.”

Carwin also thought Lesnar lacked the class of a true champion, and declared, “He may be a champion but he has a long ways to go before he earns the respect of a champion . . . it doesn’t matter if you win or lose; it matters how you win or lose.”

Despite a fairly instantaneous apology obviously orchestrated by UFC President Dana White, Lesnar has remained defiant stating, “I’ve run into more people who said it was great . . . A lot of guys get up, they hug each other; cookie cutter. I’m not doing that.”

Not one to shy away from a fight, Lesnar had some harsh criticism for the rising heavyweight star he is soon to face. When asked about Carwin’s 11-0 record, the champion responded, “I would be embarrassed to fight some of those guys he beat. His only good fight was Gabriel Gonzaga. Shane’s really 1-0.”

When asked about Carwin’s wrestling pedigree, which includes a NCAA Division II National Title, Lesnar, a Division I champion, was far from impressed. “There is no comparison between Division I and Division II. The reason they have Division II is for guys who can’t make it at Division I,” the UFC champion explained. “That’s fine. They need to have something to feel good about themselves. Those guys have to have something to do with their lives.”