Dana White: People are calling Brock Lesnar the Mike Tyson of MMA
by Jesse Holland on Jul 17, 2009 1:54 PM EDT
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"I was on Opie and Anthony a couple of nights ago and those guys were like you know what? [Brock Lesnar is] your Mike Tyson. This is the guy where people are gonna tune in and say 'Oh My God what's this guy gonna do next?' You know what the crazy part is? I just flew up there a couple weeks ago and we hung out and went to dinner. [Lesnar's] such a good guy, but I'll give you this: The week of the event I have a hard time dealing with him. He gets miserable, he's a grouchy guy who can snap at any time. That's for real."
UFC President Dana White does not condone but at the same time understands the behavior of Brock Lesnar before, during and after UFC 100. White gave Lesnar a verbal lashing following his meltdown against Frank Mir in the main event of their July 11 super-show, but also admits that (aside from the unprovoked sponsor bashing) he might have reacted in a similar fashion following the months of trash talk coming out of the Mir camp. Lesnar -- who already claims he's built like a black man may indeed have that same aura surrounding him that Tyson did. We can only hope that his career ends on more favorable terms. Not just for him, but for the sake of mixed martial arts as well.
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Mike Tyson was a dominant devastating boxer facing larger opponents. Brock isn’t devastating, and I wouldn’t consider him dominant, yet.
by Stryker on Jul 17, 2009 2:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Yes, Tyson had a much better record than 4-1 when he was annointed the king of the HW division. Very different sports and circumstances though.
by Jeremyjackson on Jul 17, 2009 2:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think he is the mike tyson of mma. We dont know how dominant he will be yet but he is still a larger than life polarizing and very intimidating figure….and the media will eat it up. He is GREAT FOR THE UFC> I used to Knock it, but I am on board the Brockness Monster’s warwagon!
by john G on Jul 17, 2009 2:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Only if Lesnar goes back to wrestling. Lashley just signed with TNA.
by PW on Jul 17, 2009 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
"I want to do both because I can. TNA is giving me the opportunity to compete in both sports which I have a passion for," said Lashley. "I will bring MMA fans to wrestling and wrestling fans to MMA".
TNA = Sport?
Lashley = Douche
I liked him but come on…
by JimmieGreens on Jul 17, 2009 4:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
MMA doesn’t want or need wrasslin’ fans.
by Jeremyjackson on Jul 17, 2009 4:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lashley wants to compete but he also wants to make money. Nothing wrong with that. Josh Barnett does the same thing.
by RyanHobbs on Jul 17, 2009 5:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
tyson also went to jail for rape…and BIT AN OPPONENT’S EAR OFF…they arent even comparable
by HellaHectic on Jul 17, 2009 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well one of these days, Lesnar will suddenly bite off someone else’s dick, err, ear off…
by Syd[a.k.a."The Negation"] on Jul 17, 2009 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is nonsense. Why do people always have to compare a person to someone else? He’s not the Mike Tyson of MMA; he’s the Brock Lesnar of MMA.
by Kobajack on Jul 17, 2009 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
hahaha! Omg, the tyson of mma…how delusional..brock is even afraid to get hit..and JJ i guess its too late there are probably more WWE fans in MMA today compared to HC fans..lol
by gh0sthand on Jul 18, 2009 1:46 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
When he fights someone as big as he is and can’t manhandle them, he’s gonna get KTFO. Carwin is the man to do it.
by Kobajack on Jul 18, 2009 2:49 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hell, I reckon there would even be a good chance Dos Santos could do it.
Brock is big and the most physically imposing, but his weakness is his striking. He’ll get caught sooner or later. The question is, can that action figure head take a good rocking? And even if it can, anyone can get knocked out.
by Kobajack on Jul 18, 2009 2:51 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just like ive been saying , This is the LESNAR ERA and the only question is who is going to be the BUSTER DUGLAS of MMA
by TaPouT on Jul 17, 2009 3:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Did you see the Jason Guida fight? There is no way to really tell how much he has improved based on that Sapp fight.
by halljam2 on Jul 17, 2009 3:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lol the Fedor era hasn’t ended bub!
Lashley! Lashley! Lashley!
by Cogito Ergo Sum on Jul 17, 2009 3:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The FEDOR ERA is slowly fading away while the LESNAR ERA has just begun bub. Only one way to find out becouse honestly hes the only one out there that can challenge LESNAR right now. LASHLEY is on his way though
by TaPouT on Jul 17, 2009 4:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don’t call me bub, bub. :) An Era can’t just fade out. Fedor hasn’t lost to anyone and is facing the number two HW in the division. I’d say thats proof enough that he is still the Emperor. I think you have this situation backwards, Lesnar is the only one left who might be able to challenge Fedor. Fedor would tear Lesnars arm off and beach slap him with it!
by Cogito Ergo Sum on Jul 17, 2009 9:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
As soon as FEDOR steps in the octogon and faces real challengers instead of UFC rejects then ill except that, and LESNAR would pull that russian horseshoe out of his ass and hit him over the head with it.bub!
by TaPouT on Jul 17, 2009 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
its just show how big of a jerk you are..tapout? might as well change it to clotheslined…lol
by gaara on Jul 18, 2009 1:49 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just by calling me names already tells me that youre the JERK..garra? what the hell ia that, might as well change it to garrbage-LOL!
by TaPouT on Jul 18, 2009 1:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
how about you change ur name to pawned? lol
by gaara on Jul 18, 2009 11:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
now thats just garrbage, u can do better than that
by TaPouT on Jul 19, 2009 12:35 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
agree with tapout 100 percent when fedor steps in to the cage and beats legitimate guys then and only then will he be looked upon as the true top HW!!!! Lesnar would smash him if they ever fight lesnar is no hong man choi come on now seriously can you guys really look at the the list of guys fedor has beat and say they are legit top HWs?? honestly how many of them are??
by TheDragon on Jul 17, 2009 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
agree with tapout 100 percent when fedor steps in to the cage and beats legitimate guys then and only then will he be looked upon as the true top HW!!!! Lesnar would smash him if they ever fight lesnar is no hong man choi come on now seriously can you guys really look at the the list of guys fedor has beat and say they are legit top HWs?? honestly how many of them are??
by TheDragon on Jul 17, 2009 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
agree with tapout 100 percent when fedor steps in to the cage and beats legitimate guys then and only then will he be looked upon as the true top HW!!!! Lesnar would smash him if they ever fight lesnar is no hong man choi come on now seriously can you guys really look at the the list of guys fedor has beat and say they are legit top HWs?? honestly how many of them are??
by TheDragon on Jul 17, 2009 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
agree with tapout 100 percent when fedor steps in to the cage and beats legitimate guys then and only then will he be looked upon as the true top HW!!!! Lesnar would smash him if they ever fight lesnar is no hong man choi come on now seriously can you guys really look at the the list of guys fedor has beat and say they are legit top HWs?? honestly how many of them are??
by TheDragon on Jul 17, 2009 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
agree with tapout 100 percent when fedor steps in to the cage and beats legitimate guys then and only then will he be looked upon as the true top HW!!!! Lesnar would smash him if they ever fight lesnar is no hong man choi come on now seriously can you guys really look at the the list of guys fedor has beat and say they are legit top HWs?? honestly how many of them are??
by TheDragon on Jul 17, 2009 10:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
sorry bout that computer was actin’ up
by TheDragon on Jul 17, 2009 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
all their saying is that tyson was a dominant HW that made the sport a lot of money, and the two are comparable in that way…nothing about personality, size, or anything else.THATS ALL..and its true. and i don’t even like brock
by matt on Jul 18, 2009 11:22 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Personally, I felt Brock brought the UFC down to the level of Vince McMahon and the World Wrestling Federation.
He has four three fights and is crowned champ. No one else I can rememver got such a fast track.
And he curses fans, acts totally uncivil, and bashes sponsors then makes comments degrading to his wife and women in general.
An able fighter indeed, but I do not believe he is what the UFC wants people to think of when they hear the UFC name.
by georgia_mma_fan on Jul 22, 2009 6:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Someone went crazy with the photoshop again! Funny stuff
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I just printed this out and had Mania put it in my personnel file. A compliment from theCloser. Is it backwards day?
by theCloser on Jul 17, 2009 2:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Nice jesse…it would have been hilarious with the ear on Mir instead!
by Alpha Male 360 on Jul 17, 2009 4:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
hahaha! it would be so much better with Mir’s dick on it..
by gaara on Jul 18, 2009 1:50 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I call it like I see it, just usually it goes the other way. And in all fairness maybe I would have hesitated had I known for sure it was your handiwork…but I gots to give it up
by theCloser on Jul 17, 2009 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The guy is an animal, I just don’t see his career being too long. I like him but I see this being a short stint before he gets bored again and decides to do something else.
by jay on Jul 17, 2009 2:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
In 3-4 years at the most I see his training slowing down…with age comes injury. A guy that size needs to train accordingly and I just see him not being able to do it for long periods of time…his window is small as he’s already 32
by McArthur on Jul 17, 2009 2:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mac, T.O sounds great as long as it isn’t at Skydome, I have no interest in that. ACC and I will be there. The trip to Montreal is always worth it, I love that city.
by jay on Jul 17, 2009 2:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought of that too…nose bleeders in the Dome would be WAY too far away…gotta be the ACC for me to go…we’ll talk
by McArthur on Jul 17, 2009 2:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thats funny, I thought the same thing for the longest time now. Brock is going to destroy everyone in his path and then he will be bored again.
by bpx on Jul 17, 2009 2:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I understand where Brock is coming from…I don’t condone his actions after the fight (especially the sponsor bashing), but one can see how all of the smack talk and critism that he has endured could boil over after winning. Seriously, MMA fans are n the UFC? Maybe everyone who is talking shit about him should step basome of the most respectful fans in all of professional sports, however a good number of them have constantly bashed Brock for being in the WWE. What does being in the WWE have to do with performing n the UFC? UFC fans should take a step back and ask themselves if they would like to be treated the way Brock has been treated. He has been stereotyped as this no talent WWE fake MMA fighter…I know I’d be pissed and would have given the bird to all the people who treated me like dirt.
by jake on Jul 17, 2009 2:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I have only booed once. I paid over $1000 for 2 floor seats to watch Leites sit on his ass against Silva – so I had reason. Other than that, I’ve never booed. However, I think there’s no justification in giving the fans the bird because of booing. Dana should fine Brock, just like the NFL fined Vick for his middle-finger. If you want to be taken seriously, Dana should run it seriously. I know he wasn’t impressed with Brock’s actions, but I doubt he actually fined him.
I personally don’t like him because of the persona he brings to the UFC. He even admitted in the post-fight presser that what we saw was a little WWE. I hope that’s the last we see.
by Stryker on Jul 17, 2009 2:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Stryker, I was so pissed too. Had to pay 1100 for 2 seats about 5 rows above the penalty box, plus gas, food, hotel, entertainment. I think Leites owes me about 2000. On a positive note I did see a wicked fight 2 seats over from me, so the 4th round of that fight I missed.
by jay on Jul 17, 2009 2:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You didn’t miss much. Maybe the camera’s should’ve filmed it. The Wiman-Stout fight was pretty good too.
by Stryker on Jul 17, 2009 2:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good God Jesse….that’s one distrubing picture. come on man. lol
by Alex on Jul 17, 2009 2:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Interested to see who gets the most posts today…Tito v BJ v Brock…based on the content of the articles I’m pickin Tito’s thread
by McArthur on Jul 17, 2009 2:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
They’re all douche’s, but ill give it to Tito atleast thats somewhat interesting news. Much like Brock ill watch Tito in hopes that he gets his ass beat down.
by ~Savage~ on Jul 17, 2009 2:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’d have to bet on Tito’s thread too. I think Lesner has gottne plenty of attention this week.
by Guido on Jul 17, 2009 2:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That vanilla gorilla is more like Kimbo Slice of the UFC!!!
by d*locc on Jul 17, 2009 2:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Kimbo’s the Kimbo of the UFC apparently
by McArthur on Jul 17, 2009 2:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Except that Lesnar beats legitimate fighters.
by PW on Jul 17, 2009 2:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
This sh*t is getting blow way out of proportion. I believe that Brock really is a good guy and just got caught up in the emotion and moment at UFC 100. He made a mistake and without a doubt some of his wwe persona came out. Dana corrected him and I don’t think there will be anymore issues with his behavior.
by Adam T. on Jul 17, 2009 2:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
This sh*t is definitely getting blow way out of proportion! Brock is an animal, he’s going to act like one once in awhile. MMA is a combat sport, not every fighter is going to act like a gentleman. Who cares…I like it!
by ducknow on Jul 17, 2009 2:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeap. And having to wait almost a year and a half to get revenge on somebody while they poke at you and flash that smug smirk all the time.
by Adam T. on Jul 17, 2009 2:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Please don’t put these guys in the same category.
Brock – The biggest blanket in MMA.
by JimmieGreens on Jul 17, 2009 2:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
That blanket was awful comforting to Frank Mir’s face.
by Adam T. on Jul 17, 2009 2:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Like smothering a your favorite teddy bear.
by JimmieGreens on Jul 17, 2009 2:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can tell Jesse’s posts without even looking at the author.
by Luppers on Jul 17, 2009 2:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Comparing Brock to Tyson in any which way or form is retarted. Tyson is a legend as the most dominant HW of all time and as a f-ing psycho. Brock is a jock that throws hissy fits on interviews.
by Killvicious on Jul 17, 2009 2:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
1000% agreed…god! we just cant find any smart comments on this site these days..except for OD and Punch..
by gaara on Jul 18, 2009 1:55 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like Lesnar. If you poke a gorilla long enough he is bound to jump out and smash your spine. Everything was acceptable up until the budlight comment, which he appologized for. I don’t see any solid threats for him at heavyweight. He isn’t going to get bored either..hes going to keep smashing spines aslong as he can.
by Stab to the Liver on Jul 17, 2009 2:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I think the worst thing was flippin off the crowd. Everyone keeps talkin about the sponsor bashing. When you lose the fans, the sponsors leave. You can always find new sponsors.
by Stryker on Jul 17, 2009 3:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I bet brock was the kind of kid that threw himself on the floor crying & screaming when he got sent to his room like a pussy ass brat!
by d*locc on Jul 17, 2009 2:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Seriously another brock antics thred?? get over it he is for real and no one will stop him not even the “all mighty” fedor who IMO SUCKS!!!!
by TheDragon on Jul 17, 2009 2:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
jeez…I’m speechless to that one buddy…there are other ways to get attention here ;)
by McArthur on Jul 17, 2009 2:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
back to TheDragon stuff…what a friggin impostor with brains of an 8yr old autistic..
by gaara on Jul 18, 2009 1:57 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
the dude hasn’t ever really lost a fight, and he sucks…yeah…right.
by Stryker on Jul 17, 2009 3:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
this guy has had 4 wins, give me a F’n break.
by Mc19 on Jul 17, 2009 3:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah and Shane Carwin will be the Buster Douglas of MMA and whip his ass!!
by skelow on Jul 17, 2009 3:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Maybe if brock beats hong man choi or matt lindland or gary goodridge he will be considered the best HW in the world oh wait he is busy beating up heath herrings frank mirs and randy coutures!!! MY BAD FEDOR MUST REALLY BE GOOD!!! hahahahahahahahahhaahha
by TheDragon on Jul 17, 2009 3:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Dragon, you can’t be sayin Brock is better than Fedor. He’s beaten Nog twice, Cro Cop, Lindland, Arlovski, Coleman twice, Randleman, Babalu. I was gonna mention Herring, but that doesn’t really count.
by Stryker on Jul 17, 2009 3:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
AND…he beat them while in their prime
by McArthur on Jul 17, 2009 3:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
in there prime huh? so AA was in his prime at the first of the year? don’t think so as for coleman?? enough said there he is and was a joke even in his prime
Nog would be the only legitimate name babalu maybe but really he is not that impressive!! that’s obvious if he was the best in the world he would have no problem coming to terms with ufc and proving it instead he is beating second rate guys in second rate promotions!!! i guarantee he can’t hang with the top HW’s in the ufc !!!! the day will come when he finally does goe and then when he gets smashed all you fedor buttf*ckers i mean nuthuggers will be like oh well fedor in his prime would have destroyed them bla bla bla bla !!
by TheDragon on Jul 17, 2009 3:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
When was AA’s prime then??? CC in pride wasn’t legit?
by McArthur on Jul 17, 2009 4:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
When he was winning fights and not getting dropped!! i suppose since brett rodgers KO’d him not that long ago that makes him the #2 HW in the world then ??? i mean since AA is apparently in his “prime”
by TheDragon on Jul 17, 2009 4:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
CC i’m assuming that’s cro crop he is another guy that’s overrated!! his last performance was about a joke had to poke al turk in the eye!! he knew it it was plain as day and he kept whaling on him
get off fedors nuts already
by TheDragon on Jul 17, 2009 4:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
tally up the rest of fedors wins to make it even since you included all of brocks fights. not counting his first fight..the auto-win. fedor is the fedor of mma. thats like being the chuck norris of life
by jackstand808 on Jul 17, 2009 3:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
tally up brocks 5 fights and compare them to fedors first 5 fights i’m gonna go out on a limb here and say brocks list has bigger names on it!!!!
by TheDragon on Jul 17, 2009 3:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
just keep linin em up. hes gonna keep poundin em down. the bird didnt bother me cause it was directed to all the haters out there. (whom seem to love posting whack comments). BROCK ALL DAY BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by mike on Jul 17, 2009 3:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Lesnar would be KTFO by Tyson in his prime within 15 seconds.
by kibbled_bits on Jul 17, 2009 3:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
are u sure it would take 15 sec. for the iron to knock this clown? lol, i doubt it buddy 3 sec atmost
by gaara on Jul 18, 2009 1:59 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
What did Frank Mir really say that was so bad? I don’t understand this whole Mir trash talk thing. Bisping and Hendo talked more trash than those two did. I just think Lesnar is an dbag. But until he rapes a beauty pageant contestant and claims to want to eat Mir’s children. I think we are going a little far with the Tyson comparision.
by doubled on Jul 17, 2009 3:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
That’s the thing doubled, Mir’s trash talk before the fight really wasn’t that bad. Brock was also talking trash before the fight. He said Mir was lucky and that he was going to beat his a**. Now all of Brock’s supporters want to act like he was a churchboy before the fight and Mir just kept on and kept on and Brock wasn’t saying anything. Brock talked his fair share of smack too, and everyone saying that it’s like poking a gorilla eventually they’re going to go ape sh** are crazy.
by Diceman on Jul 18, 2009 2:22 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i laugh at the people who say that lashley cant take a punch well neither can lesnar that knee mir through dropped his big ass just like the one that cotoure connected on him that really hurt him. i think we are all getting ahead of our selves is lesnar that amazing or is his size the reason y he is winning i think of three names that will tell alot lashley, fedor and carwin three men will tell where he is at the in the world of mma he is able to take men that is he is 60 pounds heavier than down so i guess if u are impressed with that the years of gracie are over the lil man isnt going to dominate a larger oppenent. they all wanna talk about sapp being a joke u all dont follow nothign but ufc clearly he man handled sapp thats the first time i have ever seen that done. maybe u all forgot sapp was a 100 pounds heavier and he picked him up. u also forget that lashley has beaten lesnar twice here in columbus in college. and lesnar and lashley hate each other why lesnar almost ripped my ufc poster when he saw that lashley signed it.
by brian on Jul 17, 2009 4:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
lashley will get smashed JG took him to the distance and he couldn’t he make the weight cut for TUF not to mention his win loss record LMAO lashley hahahahhahahahahahahahaha
by TheDragon on Jul 17, 2009 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Man, are we ever gonna hear the end of this? Talk about beating the hell out of a dead horse… Not even interesting anymore.
by Rich on Jul 17, 2009 4:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Big daddy goodridge who beat shit out of brock!!!
by d*locc on Jul 17, 2009 4:37 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I’m amazed that some of the people riding Tyson’s jock while at the same time dissing Lesnar fail to recognise that Tyson was a rapist, a wife beater, bit off a piece of someone’s ear during a fight and threatened to eat some children. And still people love him because he was once a badass and can sing bad Phil Collins tunes.
by MK on Jul 17, 2009 10:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Dana who lives & breathes MMA view and opinion is ten times the merit as any of us MMA keyboard warriors comments are. Brock was raised to compete thats all he knows like Mike Tyson the problem with Mike he was taught no other social skills were Brock can do other things outside MMA Mike had no idea how to deal with problems outside boxing. The only common feature they have and what us fans see is pure passion and at the same time they say what they mean from the heart but it’s not what some fans want to hear. Every MKMA fighter that spoke against what Brock had to say was a potential opponent that want’s to get something on a better MMA fighter than themself. Brock has done what they took years to even get to the chance of doing and their envious comments only make them that much weaker for Brock who will destroy any of them if they are really worried about what he said but I’m sure they are just trying to get in Brocks head and getting us fans behind them when they do.
by Beaver on Jul 18, 2009 12:05 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
how dare u diss phil collins! i should superman punch u. LOL.
by lefthook187 on Jul 18, 2009 11:06 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
before dana said anderson silva was like mike tyson…how come he still uses boxers to hype his show…i thought boxings dead..dana is full of crap..pacman got paid 15 million in his next fight excluding ppv…and lesner gets peanuts…tyson got as much as 20 to 40 million per fight..brock got less than a million..also tyson was feroucious but brock is a huge guy who is so afraid to get hit.dosent go toe to toe…for me he lacks courage
by rome on Jul 18, 2009 10:54 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
“We can only hope that his career ends on more favorable terms. Not just for him, but for the sake of mixed martial arts as well.”
Mania, you’ve got to be kidding us. Do you seriously think that a cartoonish post-fight rant from Lesnar is anything like the sad, life-long struggles of Mike Tyson? Really? Lesnar’s background, upbringing, circumstances, and mind-set are nothing like Tyson’s. Lesnar is a showman who has gone a little too far on a couple of occasions, and I’m sure Dana is secretly pleased at the hype these rants have generated. Lesnar doesn’t have a rape conviction; a cocaine problem; a daughter who tragically died; a history of domestic violence, etc. etc. None of that. It’s ridiculous, with all due respect, to blow up this Lesnar rant like it’s “bad for the sport” or like somehow Lesnar is spiraling out of control and will end up in prison or the morgue. Lesnar is trying to generate hype—-nothing more, and nothing less. It’s good for business whether people love him or hate him, and it’s expected, given Lesnar’s training in pro-wrestling.
Let’s not get maudlin or use hyperbole in discussing these events. Lesnar is not going to destroy MMA. He’s not going to end up in the gutter or cause the death of the sport. He’s going to have a certain style about him; but will reel in his ring excesses (somewhat) according to Dana’s instructions. He’s a heel in the mold of Tito and others who have been successful in the past. Nothing more, and nothing less.
I’m not targeting any one site or writer; but these overreactions to relatively minor, commonplace events are becoming like teen-girl gossip. Hendo does a legal strike on Bisping at the end of a fight, and everyone has to talk about “sportsmanship” like little schoolgirls who have never seen a downed opponent hit before. A guy does an over-the-top celebration (Lesnar) after a great victory, and people act like they don’t remember Tito’s gravedigging routine or the celebrations of countless other fighters in the past.
BIG DEAL. I guarantee that there are great MMA stories out there which are not even being discussed or reported because people are wasting time talking about trivialities. Just something to think about….. :)
by Fred on Jul 18, 2009 11:09 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Brock has some good training and yes he is champion right now and he outright won the belt. People give the guy at least 2 more fights if that , my bet is that Brock will get KO’d similar to that of Liddell knockout but he will not have the same reign. As for booing , cmon don’t boo someone in the cage unless the guy spits in your face of course. Couture was too old Heath was overrated and Mir lucked out the first time. Please give Brock at least two more fights before riding the Lessner express.
by Sam on Jul 21, 2009 1:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
dana please: bring melvin manhoef to UFC, i imagine a fight between melvin and wanderlei, if this fight happens it will be an epic fight!
by thiago on Jul 21, 2009 6:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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