Comments on: Herring to take on Lesnar at UFC 87?

By: Rich B

Rich B — Sat, 24 May 2008 19:54:06 +0000

The worst tatts in the business vs. the worst hair. A metrosexual’s nightmare, for sure.

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By: Patrick

Patrick — Sat, 24 May 2008 18:26:17 +0000

Ok, I absolutely hate the WWE and fake wrestling etc etc… but everyone has to give a little respect to Lesnar, he’s not pulling a Kimbo here. Both opponents Lesnar has agreed to fight are no joke, he’s fighting legit guys here. I can respect that, hopefully he’ll learn some stuff from it.

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By: Rich S.

Rich S. — Sat, 24 May 2008 18:13:52 +0000

To the ones that think Lesnar’s totally screwed…
You’re wrong..
I wouldn’t be suprised AT ALL.. IF Lesnar beat Herring..

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By: Ian

Ian — Sat, 24 May 2008 17:57:21 +0000

Props to the UFC on this match-up. It’s a good one, and one I’m much more looking forward to than Coleman.

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By: Jackyl

Jackyl — Sat, 24 May 2008 17:44:54 +0000

Lesnar vs Herring is a great fight. It’s a winnable fight for Lesnar, and Herring has enough legitimacy that people can’t say it was a fluke win. It seems that some in the MMA fan community aren’t going to be happy either way. First Coleman was too washed up, now the UFC is doing wrong by not giving Lesnar a freebie. But from the very beginning Lesnar has said that he doesn’t want any freebies. It’s really funny too that, given Lesnar’s physical attributes and amateur background, people write him off because of the WWE. I think a lot of hardcore fans are afraid. They are afraid of people like Lesnar and Kimbo. Guys that can maybe come in without a lot of formal training and hang with the guys that do. The fact remains that as much training as someone has had, there’s guys out there that will thump them in a heartbeat. Now that MMA is growing in popularity, there’s guys out there that think they can hang. Instead of being welcomed in, they get called sideshows. I predict that one of these “sideshows” is going to become a major force on the fight scene. It happened with the TUF guys. All these people kept saying that Forrest had no business fighting Shogun, Shogun deserves a bigger fight, blah blah blah. Look what happened. This sport can’t exist in a bubble forever. The bigger it gets, the more people will come in.

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By: the one

the one — Sat, 24 May 2008 17:26:20 +0000

now brock lesnar is dead!!!!!!
what are you doing dana????you really suck!!!!!!!
ufc fighters move now to other company let’s go boys!!!!!!!!!!!!

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By: mike wolfe

mike wolfe — Sat, 24 May 2008 17:07:19 +0000

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Yeah, Herring has more experience as a striker, so I’d give him the advantage there. But Lesnar is huge, and the few shots he dropped on Mir before the submission did damage. Mir was smart enough to get the win without taking damage, but Herring won’t. Not to overlook Herring’s striking, but Lesnar could end it quickly with one or two solid punches. Either, way, I like this match up because it should showcase both of them

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By: HexRei

HexRei — Sat, 24 May 2008 16:46:11 +0000

@#3: Maybe because they’re paying him more than most of the guys on the main card, including the main event? They can’t afford to coddle a guy they’re paying 100g’s + per fight.

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By: HexRei

HexRei — Sat, 24 May 2008 16:44:45 +0000

Mike, Herring may not like to wrestle but he actually came into MMA via wrestling and showed some pretty decent ground game in Pride. He does prefer to strike though, and I think Lesnar will NEED to take this to the ground because Herring will outstrike him.

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By: mike wolfe

mike wolfe — Sat, 24 May 2008 16:36:33 +0000

This is a good match up. Better for Lesnar than Mir, imo. Herring doesn’t like to wrestle and doesn’t have much of a ground game. O’Brien completely dominated him on the ground, and Lesnar’s bigger and a better wrestler than O’Brien. Lesnar can stand and trade and take Herring down if he starts to lose the striking contest. It has the makings of an exciting fight.

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