Thread: UFC 141 Brock Lesnar vs. Alistair Overeem
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Old 01-15-2012, 03:47 PM   #20
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Originally Posted by James Steele View Post
Despite all the money and success Lesnar helped bring to UFC, do you think they will be more hesitant giving a guy with a 2-1 record (1-1 in UFC) a title shot in the future? Obviously, Lesnar was unique because he was already a marketable name and a physical freak but I never understood how UFC could legitimately give Brock Lesnar that title fight when they did.
There was a huuuuge gap in talent at the time. There still is, but not as bad now. Lesnar had already gone up against Mir and Herring with pretty positive results (was beating Mir until that suspect call and dominated Herring completely). Anyone else was a step down in skill or rank at that point, and, considering Brock's age, putting a guy who is already a known name up against the lower card guys like you would with a normal fighter is a wasted money opportunity. Everyone attributes Lesnar's success to his freakish body, but we all forget the guy's an athletic sponge. Collegiate wrestling to pro wrestling to the NFL (seems like lol, but he set a record while he was there for the little time he was) to the UFC. If you watch his fights, he handles most situations progressively better each time he comes up against them. Now imagine if he got into the UFC at a younger age or if he were part of a real camp, not a bunch of yes men.
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