Given his professional wrestling career, it's easy to dismiss Brock Lesnar's mixed martial arts career as a UFC publicity stunt. And you'd be mostly correct. But don't forget that he was actually an accomplished collegiate wrestler. He is also as big as all outdoors.
Did I mention that he's fucking large? With his size and wrestling skill, most of his fights will look like the fight against Heath Herring, above. He'll take down his opponent at will, control ground position, and keep punching until the bell rings.
His next fight is against Randy Couture. I hate to say it, but I think that Lesnar will ride out another punishing decision. He's just too goddamn big. Once they hit the ground, he'll nullify any skill or experience advantage that Couture might have.
Lesnar's losses will look like this:
Frank Mir is a damn good grappler, former UFC heavyweight champion, and one of the best color commentators in the sport. The second Lesnar stood up, I knew he was in trouble. He acted like he didn't even know he was threatened, and by the time he figured it out, the kneebar was cinched tight and he was tapping. He doesn't know how to defend against submissions, and any submission expert that can take the punishment will tap him out.
I can't wait for the inevitable match against Nogueria. He specializes in taking a godawful beating for most of the fight, and then capitalizing on the slightest mistake to win the match.
