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**The Show Off** · 03-23-2007, 11:08 PM

Lesner has a legitimate chance at becoming a great (yes I said great) mixed martial artist. First and foremost the guy is an absolute freak of nature, he's a 285 pound guy that had probably a three feet vertical leap, he quick on his feet, flexable, and can legitimatly hold a 500 pound man in a fireman's carry, with ease no less. Second of by looking at his build, and the fact that he was a WWE wrestler, and an NCAA all-american you can tell that he is a gym rat that has no trouble working on his cardio and strength conditioning. And finally, and most importantly, he was an NCAA all-american which tells you right their that he is a phenomanal grappler. You puty all three of those things together and you have the potential for a great MMA fighter.

When you look at guys like Josh Koscheck, Josh Barnett, Randy Coture, Matt Hughes, Rashad Evans, and Tito Ortiz, you are seeing people that all started out their careers as mere wrestlers. All of them simply being wrestlers was enough for them to have early success in the world of MMA. Brock Lesner is a better pure wrestler then more then half of those names above, and that's saying something because all of those guys are the cream of the crop in MMA. All Lesner has to do is work on his weaknesses and he really could be great mixed martial artist.

The real key for his is to know that he is a great wrestler but realize that he as to be well rounded. The fact that he is working with Royce Gracie is a good sign that he is taking his Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu seriousl, the Gracie's look at Jiu-Jitsu as a religon, and if Lesner buys into that he could really benifit. If nothing else he'll at least know how to avoid submission attempts. The reall problem is going to happen when it comes to his hands and feet. He'll certianly have to improve his stand up if he wants to survive long enough to secure a take down. Then there is also the problem as to whether he can take a munch or not, which is something that you just have to wait and see.

If Lesner is really serious about being a guy to be reckoned with in MMA he really could do some damage. But the MMA landscape is littered with bodies of guys that were only one-dimensional, unfortunatly for Lesner one of those bodies is the guy that is training him Royce Gracie. However, that doesn't mean Brock is doomed to the same fate.

03-23-2007, 11:08 PM	#22
The Show Off Total Non-Stop Apologist Posts: 4,430	Lesner has a legitimate chance at becoming a great (yes I said great) mixed martial artist. First and foremost the guy is an absolute freak of nature, he's a 285 pound guy that had probably a three feet vertical leap, he quick on his feet, flexable, and can legitimatly hold a 500 pound man in a fireman's carry, with ease no less. Second of by looking at his build, and the fact that he was a WWE wrestler, and an NCAA all-american you can tell that he is a gym rat that has no trouble working on his cardio and strength conditioning. And finally, and most importantly, he was an NCAA all-american which tells you right their that he is a phenomanal grappler. You puty all three of those things together and you have the potential for a great MMA fighter. When you look at guys like Josh Koscheck, Josh Barnett, Randy Coture, Matt Hughes, Rashad Evans, and Tito Ortiz, you are seeing people that all started out their careers as mere wrestlers. All of them simply being wrestlers was enough for them to have early success in the world of MMA. Brock Lesner is a better pure wrestler then more then half of those names above, and that's saying something because all of those guys are the cream of the crop in MMA. All Lesner has to do is work on his weaknesses and he really could be great mixed martial artist. The real key for his is to know that he is a great wrestler but realize that he as to be well rounded. The fact that he is working with Royce Gracie is a good sign that he is taking his Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu seriousl, the Gracie's look at Jiu-Jitsu as a religon, and if Lesner buys into that he could really benifit. If nothing else he'll at least know how to avoid submission attempts. The reall problem is going to happen when it comes to his hands and feet. He'll certianly have to improve his stand up if he wants to survive long enough to secure a take down. Then there is also the problem as to whether he can take a munch or not, which is something that you just have to wait and see. If Lesner is really serious about being a guy to be reckoned with in MMA he really could do some damage. But the MMA landscape is littered with bodies of guys that were only one-dimensional, unfortunatly for Lesner one of those bodies is the guy that is training him Royce Gracie. However, that doesn't mean Brock is doomed to the same fate.