Comments on: 5 Oz of Pain on CBS Sports: Title shot for Brock Lesnar might not be too far off

By: dpk

dpk — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:35:19 +0000

I’d make the Lesnar v Kongo match right now. And then have him fight Gonzaga as a co-main event of the Nog/Mir winner vs Werdum. If he beat Kongo and Gonzaga there would be no reason to not give him a UFC title shot. At the same time I’d look to put Cain in with Coleman by the end of the year. I think Cain would take him out, and it would give him a good name to build off of. Cain and Carwin are each only about 3-4 wins away. I think all things being equal, Carwin would get the first shot of these two because he is a little older, has more fights on his record, and Cain can potentially be the HW star of the next decade, while Carwin (and Lesnar) can be a star of the next 3-5 years.

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By: hankt the tank

hankt the tank — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:29:48 +0000

if lesnar mets nog the smartest thing woud be to just let the fight be a stand up war becose lesnar woud destroy nog standig. nogs standup is shiiiiiit!!!!!

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By: darkmetal

darkmetal — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 01:12:38 +0000

First of all, Lesnar layed down strikes on Herring throughout the fight. HH’s face was a mess, and both his eyes were almost closed, with what might be permanent medical damage to one eye (lets hope HH is wrong on that diagnosis) from his massive first punch.

I agree that Lesnar played it safe for much of the fight, not attempting BJJ moves on several occasions, but I think he did so because Herring is moderately strong at reversals, so he avoided them.

Lesnar will beat Kongo, of that I am sure. And I give him a 70% chance of beating Gonzaga, who will probablly be his next opponent after that. Remember that Couture did not beat Gonzago via a fancy BJJ move, but rather by using basic Greco-roman wrestling and GNP. In this category, Lesnar is very powerful.

Brock Lesnar is stronger and faster than any heavyweight in the UFC, and this makes up for his lack of more complex skills. Can be be caught? Of course he can, as he did against Mir. But had he fought like he did against Herring when fighting Mir, he would have won.

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By: RAizzle

RAizzle — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:29:12 +0000

Leg Kicks also mean another straight right from 7 feet away. The SOB could hit from shocking distance.

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By: xx2000xx

xx2000xx — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 22:49:21 +0000

Watch Sherk vs Florian. Boring 5 round but Sherk killed him.

Funny, Brock is 5x more than Sean. He will do better, but people want to see him and not Sherk.

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By: Johnny Lawrence

Johnny Lawrence — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 19:04:17 +0000

@ Derek B

Leg kick Attempts = take down with Lesnar’s speed and Wrasslin’ skills.

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By: Warcry

Warcry — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:16:19 +0000

The Ufc HW division is on the rise. While I give Affliction the nod for now at HW, in 2 years time this division will put them in the rearview mirror. Lesnar, Velasquez, Carwin, Werdum, and Gonzaga the future is bright. After hitting a missing the Ufc has put a roster of Hw that is compelling finally looking forward. Imo, believe it or not the Ufc has more depth than Affliction far as quality matchups.

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By: tricky dicky

tricky dicky — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:28:40 +0000

does nothing but soeak to how shitty their hw division is than how good lesnar factually is.

p.s. if lesnar is set to mangle fedor what will he do to the current UFC champ?

lmao..

to me Velasquez > that bloated blond troll.

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By: Derek B

Derek B — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:25:27 +0000

leg kicks are whats going to kill lesnar.

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By: BJJDenver

BJJDenver — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:48:57 +0000

In no way is this meant as a sleight towards Lesner, BUT,

You gotta love the UFC HW division. Win a fight, get a title shot!

I think this speaks volumes as to the depth of the HWs and that the UFC has gone into a rebuilding stage for the division.

Of course a Lesner title shot would probably be huge on ppv, so…

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