Brock Lesnar: Good or Bad for MMA?

Brock Lesnar is a legitimate athlete: two-time NCAA All-American, two-time Big Ten Conference Champion, and the 2000 NCAA heavyweight champion with a record of 106–5 overall in four years of college, is nothing you accomplish by half-assing it. However, many argue he has dominated his five MMA fights on sheer size alone (myself included). His post fight antics left many wondering: "Is Lesnar good for MMA?" Between flipping the crowd off, saying he's going to go bang his wife, and insulting UFC sponsor, Bud Light by stating he was going to relax with a Coors Light; we can only guess what will be next.


This is my opinion only,but I am not a fan of Lesnar. Unfortunately, I see few people beating him because his is so good at manipulating his opponents and using his size to over power them. Few come to mind when I think of an opponent that can beat him: Carwin, Cain, Lashley. All have a good chance but, without giving Lesnar too much credit, it will be a hard fight. My only reaction to his post fight rant was "Classy" with an eye roll and the most sarcastic tone you can imagine. How can you flip off someone that just gave you $400,000 (disclosed amount).

Shane Carwin seems to agree with me. He blogged about Lesnar on his website (Shane-Carwin.com).

The quote is as follows (spelling and grammatical errors were not corrected):

“I cannot say I was surprised by anything that night other then Brock’s reaction to beating a very tough Frank Mir. Frank is a legend and a great guy who got out powered not out classed. The sponsor issue,you need to talk to your manager not the fans or Dana. The flipping off of the fans that just lined your pocket with millions of dollars is just LAME. He may be a Champion but he has a long ways to go before he earns the respect of a Champion. The fans are why we do this Brock,this sport is not about fat paychecks and drama it is about hard work and sacrifice for a shot to do what you did last night. It doesn’t matter how much money you make if you can’t earn your peers respect and the respect and love of the greatest sporting fans in the world. We have no scripts in this sport, no pre-determined earning amount and no pre-determined outcomes. It doesn’t matter if you win or loose it matters how you win or loose…. This is the greatest sport int he world and most of the athletes in it deserve the love and respect they get and some just dont get it. From leaving the venue all the way to the Airport I have had fans of the sport ask me to take out Brock Lesnar for them. The thing is I have a very tough fight ahead of me that IMO is every bit as tough and talented as Brock … we are at the top of the HWT division and anyone we fight moving forward is going to be a real test. Cain is nothing short of a super athlete with amazing wrestling and he trains with one of the best camps in the country. I am sure Joe Silva told Cain the same thing he told us, winner gets the title shot.Cain is not looking past me he is looking right at me as the person that is in his way from potentially one of the greatest opportunities of his life and mine. I have said what I have to say about Brock. He will make sure the world knows who he is and what he is all about. I ask that you my fans and the fans of Cain give this fight its due. You would never see two rising undefeated stars put together in Boxing so enjoy this fight. Two warriors with wills to win and the skills to do so are going to show those watching UFC 104 what the future of the sport will look like.”

Let me know your thoughts in the comments section or e-mail me. Am I alone in my thinking or do you agree with me??
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