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Originally Posted by Noid
I'm not going to pretend that I'm knowledgeable about MMA, but about when do you give his career as a fighter its expirary date? I mean, that is almost impossible to ask, but Lesnar has turned 32. He's a freak of nature, but when do most fighters hit and come out of their peaks?
I'm not even playing devil's advocate here, just throwing out something for discussion. Will Lesnar still be marketable if he retired from MMA with a spotty record and past his "young star" phase? Lesnar can go wherever he wants right now, but when does that time pass, and Lesnar become a bit more of a "Haha, that guy's got to be kidding" figure?
Lesnar hates the WWE schedule, that has been well established, but if he steps out of MMA at the right time, he could probably negotiate things so that he can appear on a reduced schedule of sorts. The dude probably wouldn't have to work house shows, for example. That door may not be open to him later. One thing about professional wrestling, as opposed to MMA, is that pro-wrestling could take care of Lesnar for life. If he has a relevant enough legacy, he will be able to do a Hogan, or a Nash, or a Sting, and keep making appearances until the day he physically can't go anymore. I'm not a fan of her, or anything, but the WWE would also find a place for Sable Lesnar, too. That's two big paychecks going into their purse.
Lesnar is at the top of his game right now, no doubt about it, and there are still many fights that the industry and Lesnar himself can make money off. I'm not arguing against that, but do you think Lesnar would be better off stepping out of the UFC before he gets knocked down too many pegs? If just for longetivity purposes?
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Dude, he is never coming back.
Never.
Right now there are all of 4 people in the entire world who have a chance of beating him. And even then, it's
a chance, not definite.
- Anderson Silva. Lesnar outweighs him literally by 100 pounds, so they're never going to fight, but if they did Silva is so phenomenally skilled that he really could KO Brock standing up. If Lesnar took it to the ground, it's the opposite, just by size difference alone.
- Lyoto Machida. Fights at 205, but could make heavyweight if he stopped weight cutting. Extremely elusive, lightning fast strikes and takedowns and has some good KO power, but if Lesnar gets him on the ground, he is also dead. Silva and Machida would have to pray Lesnar slips up and they can lock a quick limb submission on him if it goes to the ground.
- Shane Carwin. It's scary how similar he is to Lesnar. Almost identical collegiate wrestling credentials. Both are 6'3, Lesnar fights at 265 lbs (walks around at 285 or so) Carwin weighs 260 lbs. Both are ridiculously strong, but Carwin is a stand up beast. He could probably KO Lesnar easily if Brock doesn't take it to the ground quickly (seeing a pattern here?). On the ground, I'd say it's a toss up between the 2.
- Fedor Emelianenko. The best fighter in the world today. Sambo fighter and boxer, although his boxing form is like Roy Jones Jr (so bad it's good because of good timing). This is
the dream match in the MMA world right now. Unlikely that it will ever happen thanks to Fedor's shady management, but if it did, it's probably a 50/50 bet on who'd win.
So, all this leads to this: Brock is not going anywhere from the top of the MMA world for several years to come. After his current contract is up, the UFC is gonna shell out big time (they are
already paying him $1 million+ per fight) when it's time to negotioate the new contract. His star power is already way beyond everyone in wrestling short of Hogan and Rock. I can't even describe how much WWE would have to bend over and take it up the ass to get Lesnar back right now.