Randy Couture talked about Brock in an interview (credit sherdog.com):

"I don’t think the year off as hurt him. He’s made the adjustments physically and dietarily. He’s back to 100 percent full strength and I think that having the downtime wasn’t a huge issue for him. He was back pretty quickly to being able to train. Technically, he’s probably learned more and is a better fighter than he was a year ago."

"He moves very well for a big guy and has tremendous horse power. He’s had to make some dietary changes because of getting sick that has him leaner than he’s been, but he’s still in that 280-pound range. He probably won’t have to cut as much weight come fight time."

"I think the whole reason I went out there [to DeathClutch camp training with Brock] was to see what they’re doing in their camp, what their strength and conditioning is like, what kind of partners and situations is he putting himself in to face another wrestler in Carwin."

"It wasn’t about me going out there and training him or feeling like I’m going to contribute to helping him beat Carwin or any of that. None of that went on…Obviously, there was some technical adjustments that could be made, but I wasn’t there to be a coach. I was there to be a workout partner."

"He’s doing more of sparring and that type of training in the morning and doing more of his strength and conditioning and individual technical training in the afternoons and evenings. I’m exactly the opposite."

"He’s obviously a guy with a different physique so the camp is set up differently. For a guy with more muscle mass and (that is) larger, he has to train differently than I do. I can go longer and grind more and do some things that he doesn’t, which I found interesting…He’s tapering a little earlier than I would, but again, I think that’s our difference in body types. “

"He continues to learn very quickly. For this camp, he’s refining his striking tactics and technique, as that could be a component of this fight with Carwin. There’s no secret there that Carwin’s going to try and come out and knock your head off.”

"I think he’s still continuing to find ways to implement his wrestling into his fight game because that’s his area of strength."

“I think he’s just a big old country boy at heart. He spent most of his life on a farm and he doesn’t like being in the public eye that much. He’s more interested in being on a tractor than being anywhere else.”

“I think the more Brock can make this a wrestling match, the less likely that Carwin is going to be able to have it his way and win the fight. I think Brock’s wrestling credentials are stronger and he’s a bigger, generally stronger, more athletic fighter than Carwin. If he can make it a wrestling match and keep it in those terms, he has a very good chance of winning the fight. If he gets sucked in the firefight, throwing four-ounce gloves at one another, anything can happen.”