Although Lesnar lost his first UFC fight, he proved that he is the future of the sport. Photo Courtesy: Zuffa, LLC
Brock Lesnar brings the pain but gets pulled back to reality
Brock Lesnar made his UFC debut in spectacular fashion last night. Prior to making his first appearance, Lesnar’s debut was hyped more than any fighter in UFC history. Everything was in place for Lesnar to make a giant splash in the heavyweight division; that was until Frank Mir grabbed a hold of Lesnar’s right leg.
Brock started the fight on fire. There were questions about just how quick he was and if he’d be able to shoot on someone the caliber of Frank Mir. Within 10 seconds of the opening bell, Lesnar put Mir on his back. Lesnar gained side control and started dropping big bombs on Mir’s head. Unfortunately one of those shots hit Mir in the back of the head which happens to be illegal. Referee Steve Mazzagatti stopped the action and deducted a point from Lesnar. It killed the momentum that Lesnar had gained.
Brock bounced right back however. He took Mir off his feet a second time and took a dominant position. He again started dropping his huge fists on Mir’s face. Mir was able to maneuver Lesnar into his guard. As Lesnar tried to back away and get the fight back to the standing position, Mir grabbed Lesnar’s leg and locked in a deep leg lock. After Lesnar proved too strong to submit in an armbar, Mir knew that Lesnar’s leg could be a potential weakness. Lesnar tried to power out of the leg lock, but was unable to and was forced to tap out only 90 seconds into the fight.
Although Lesnar lost his UFC debut, he still proved what a force he will be in the future. His strength and speed are second to none in the heavyweight division. The only glaring weakness in his game is his inexperience. As he continues to train his jiu-jitsu will get stronger and he will be able to handle opponents like Frank Mir and Antonio Nogueira who possess black belts in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
Lesnar will next fight again in June. I think a good opponent for him would be Tim Sylvia. Sylvia is the type of fighter Lesnar could dominate. Sylvia would want a stand up war which Lesnar could handle, but Lesnar could also take Sylvia down to the ground at ease and dominate with his strength. Lesnar is still the future of the heavyweight division. His future will just have to wait a bit longer as he must bounce back from adversity.
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2 Responses to “Brock Lesnar brings the pain but gets pulled back to reality”
February 4th, 2008 at 4:30 am
Dana White is a BLEEPING idiot for pitting Lesnar against Mir know how inexperience Lesnar is in BJJ. Lesnar is the company’s biggest investment to date and his first fight in the UFC is against a world class BJJ practitioner, former UFC heavyweight champion, and just one of the most talented fighters in the game, period. Wouldn’t you want to take it easy with Lesnar considering his lack of experience? White handled that terribly. With that said, White’s lucky because of how hungry Lesnar is. Lesnar will definitely bounce and bounce back in a big way. He’ll continue to polish his stand-up and BJJ and utterly dominate the heavyweight division.
Noguiera vs Cheick Congo this summer or fall should be fun to watch. Hopefully. I don’t see Couture fighting Noguiera. Not because he’s scared, but because he knows father time is coming and pretty much, his destiny is with Fedor Emelianenko. The fight should happen. The UFC should just accept his resignation and move on.
Tim Boetsch has me as a fan. Sign 10 days before the fight and utterly destroyed and embarassed David Heath or whatever his name is. He just dominated that poor. Killed with his front kicks. it was a thing of beauty.
February 19th, 2008 at 4:14 pm
I think White had too much confidence in Lesnar. If truth be told, White probably had a huge offside bet in favor of Lesnar. I think he definitely knows how to advertise. He capitalized on Lesnar’s popularity in the WWF and ran with it. Lesnar is no wimp - This guy’s gonna dominate soon enough. The main factor in dealing with Brock is his strength. Not only does he have strength, the guy is quick as lightening. He had Mir on the ground and whopping him before I knew what was going on. He took him down twice in less than fifty seconds. That’s no small feat - pummeling an ex champion like Mire to bits.
Mir was the better fighter and simply outclassed Lesnar. Plain and simple. GO FRANK!
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