Jim Rome burns on Brock Lesnar UFC 100 post-fight meltdown ...

I love Brock.

He is truthful and while I didn’t like how he acted, at least he isn’t a moron.

Frank Mir, “My kids don’t need to see this, etc.”

True but lame response. Brock won and he can act how he wants after the fight. Why does everyone feel the need to correct a guy, he will improve on his own with feedback.

of course you love the guy…bennie the hillbilly just as obvious as it can get..

THE BROCKness MONSTER!

Hey! That’s HillWilliam to you bastards!

this rome guy is so wrong, and it’s not about wrestling… this is what people like me likes to see! they’re fighting so if you tune in to watch fights and can’t handle things like this then u got a problem, seriously! I hate it when people get’s all homo and starts talking about how kneeing someone in the face is an art and how the sport is about honor! it’s about entertainment, fighting and making money, period!

Brock doesn’t act like a profesional sportsman or a Champion, does it bother me, no. It’s entertaining. It probably will attract a different sort of crowd, but that means more money, which will put a smile on Dana’s face. When he snatched the mic out of Rogans hand after beating Herring I couldn’t stop laughing, Joe nearly sh@t himself. It appears that you can take the fighter out of the WWE, but you can’t take the WWE out of the fighter. We may even see Dana acting more like the ruthless Vince McMahon than he already does. The UFC in ten years time with stories, scripts and plots, what a scary thought.

great point Jamie!

I have MORE of a problem with FAKE BEEF generated to sell tickets then I do when 2 mma fighters genuinely hate each other like Diaz/riggs.

And by the way . . . who the fuck is Mike Brown? The dude has all the personality of dry wheat toast. No nickname, even his name is boring. Like I give a rat’s ass about what he has to say about anything.

Its like all the haters have never had an emotional moment in their life.

It may have been a genuine outpouring of emotion, but that doesn’t make it ok. I can understand him being excited but his post fight antics were absurd.

Having said that, the “hillbilly” bashing by Rome comes off as bigoted to me. He’s worse than Lesnar.

Great point AT. Brock hardly even spoke in the WWE – his manager Paul Heyman (sp) did all the talking (and plenty of it). That ending was totally genuine. As Forrest Griffin once said on TUF, “This is the gettin’ mad business!”

I think people just hate on Brock because the guy’s a phenom. Anyone who says the crowd only booed him at the end after he got in Mir’s face is wrong; they were booing at several points during the fight while he was controlling Mir and beating him senseless. I think everyone’s against the guy from the get-go because he seems superhuman, like he has some unfair advantage. But he’s not. He’s just a man, and he gets in that cage with everyone against him and wins anyway, and it all just comes out afterward. I love it. I find him inspirational and a perfect fit for MMA.

Also, is Mike Brown really suggesting that the sport doesn’t need hillbilly fans? WTF! It’s men beating the shit out of each other, not the science channel. Plus, to me, Brown seems as country as they come.

Agree 100%. Great post.

Just Some Dong,
Dude you just made me spit some milk out my nose. You honestly think people just “hate on Brock because the guys a phenom”? Let me fill you in. People hate on Brock because he’s a big, giant jerk-off with no class or sportsmanship. Martial arts is not about that. There’s a reason why they bow towards one another. Its about respect. Take a look at Emelianenko’s (and so many others) demeanor towards his opponents before and after his fights. That guy exemplifies what it means to be a champion. Brock Lesnar is no martial artist, but yet he inspires you? What do you aspire to be, hated by all? Whats wrong with you you fucking dingdong?

Brock has done nothing but take a bunch of crap from people like you since Day 1. He gets booed because these so-called MMA purists can’t stand seeing a guy who chose to spend a few years making a ton of cash as a professional entertainer dominate the sport. Mir spent months trashing Brock’s skill, or alleged lack thereof, and got crushed. Herring did the same thing and also got crushed. Then they got mocked afterward, and deservedly so. Randy Couture did not shit-talk The Brockness and took his skill set seriously, and Brock showed him respect at the end of their fight. Now Carwin has taken it upon himself to be the moral compass of MMA and made the mistake of bashing Brock for being in the WWE. Brock is going to crush him too and will in all likelihood mock Carwin’s battered corpse in the ring afterward. Sooner or later people will realize that if they show Brock the respect he deserves they will get respect in return, and if they don’t there will be harsh consequences.

AT your post hits all the points….great post.

Agreed, I don’t see anyone saving fedor beating brock in the near future. Senor Potato Head obviously juiced back in the WWE, so why should we like him now? Fedor needs to come to the UFC so this can really get interesting. The p4p debate would finally be resolved, and there would be one true king of MMA.

The Judge your the dingdong. People don’t buy these big pay-per views to watch a bunch of fighters have man crushes for each other. The bottom line is Brock takes this seriously, Mir called him out and Brock smashed his face in. These antics will probably continue until other fighters simply shut up, put time in the weight room and come in ready for a war. Brock probably already has a picture of Carwin up on his mirror kind of like Rocky Balboa did for Drago. Right now he is probably doing “Hillbilly” stuff like carrying logs over his head and splitting wood. And where is Carwin? He is in the media running his mouth and adding more fuel to fire that is going to lead to getting his face smashed in. Just because someone trains with bits and pieces of a particular martial art does not make them a true martial artist as you imply. They are two totally different subject areas. By “Champion” do you mean someone who aspires to knock out and compete with washed up stiffs. You will need those beer drinking hillbilly’s to take this sport to the next level. In the meantime get some cookies for that milk, turn on the original Karate Kid and leave people with valid points alone.

Come on now Judge, snap out of the fantasy world. The UFC is not in the business of putting on honorable bouts between 2 respectful martial artists. They’re in the business of making money by putting on interesting fights that people will pay to see. And people will pay to see Brock Lesnar, now more than ever.

Maybe you’re hoping that the sport will one day evolve into some sort of silent, honor-laden challenge between opposing warriors, and that’s fine. But I don’t see that happening anytime soon. The reality is that popular MMA, though sanctioned and well regulated, is still at heart a blood sport. Most fans watch it to see the carnage and raw emotion unleashed – urges they can’t easily satisfy in their everyday lives. Some enjoy watching the underdog win with superior technique. I personally enjoy seeing it all. But regardless, it’s hard disputing the fact that the current focus of MMA is entertainment, not respect and honor. And Brock’s fight and post-fight antics were about as entertaining as it gets.

I do admire guys like Machida, GSP, and other fighters who show respect after a fight – I find them just as inspirational, only in different ways. But I also see these guys as rare and exceptional. All I’m saying is there’s nothing wrong with Brock or what he did after the fight. He pushed the limits, sure, but in exchange we got a brief glimpse into his soul – the place from which every martial artist fights.

@Jay
You can’t tell me you think that’s a sword when you see it! Seriously, you need to have your eyes checked then!
Counseling doesn’t work anyway…I’ve tried!

I am not saying that they are not allowed to watch mma. It is a free country. I just think the childish douchebag antics are bad for image of mma (the goal being the life of a martial artist, discipline, respect)

I hear you, and I don’t disagree, but I don’t want us MMA fans to start sounding like we are some kind of elite club. It’s a sport that everyone should be welcome to enjoy. (regardless of how many teeth you have)

By the way, a WWE event is full of low income blacks and hispanics as well as the usual huck finn, but I doubt Jim Rome has the huevos to pick that fight, so we get the usual whipping boy in the “hillbilliy”.

Being a true hillbilly, born and bred in the Ozark Mountains, I am truly surprised at the sincere lack of simple grammar and punctuation in “y’all’s” slurs against us ‘simple’ folk. —Just saying. You know, it takes all kinds and you’ll find morons and idiots everywhere you go. I know I have. (These comments included!) But seriously, us hillbillies have enjoyed MMA from the start and I have perpetually denoted any UFC-related program on cable to record on my DVR for ages, as has most of the people I know. As for Lesnar, sure he’s an idiot. But I do believe he is an honest idiot as was covered above. If you watched his post-fight comments/apologies you can see it in his big dull orbs that he means what he says. He’s not quick enough to ad lib. No one, not even us hillbillies, enjoys watching a bully gloat after the school yard beatdown. But, you’ll have to admit that where his demeanor is lacking, his strength, size and pure pummeling power take up the slack. While I feel the WWE antics are best left to the idiots in the WWE and their soap opera-esque diatribe, I can’t deny that Brock is a force to be reckoned with and he has my undivided attention as a true MMA fan. Nuff said. P.S. I hate NASCAR too.

i do

Of course no skill is required to take down an opponent, they simply fall to the matt for you and walk on to all your punches.

Breathtakingly ignorant post DJ

When you are that big you don’t have to be as skilled as other, smaller fighters. The size factor overcomes alot of obstacles. We are talking about a weight division that spans 60lb and a fighter that has to cut to make 265 (not including what he actually weighs on fight night). Most things just go your way because of that, not necessarily due to skill.

Brock is learning, and with the proper effort easily has a decade to perfect his craft in the HW division. I am not saying he is no good, never was, or shoudn’t be a fighter. I’m saying his skills are minimal right now and much of his sucsess is due to his size.

Like it or not, it is the truth.

With Lesnar’s amateur wrestling background alone he came into UFC with more MMA skill than half the fighters on the roster. Add in his otherworldly athletic ability and superhuman strength, and you have a virtually unstoppble force. His stand-up and defense are improving by leaps and bounds every time out. He will hold that belt until he gets tired of it because he is already ahead of everyone in his division and improving at a much faster rate.

How can you say Brock is unskilled? He’s been wrestling his whole life! He’s extremely skilled in that one field, and he’s learning the rest as he goes.

Fighters don’t have to know every aspect of every martial art to be successful at MMA; they just have to know enough to neutralize their opponents so they can impose their own strengths. That’s what Brock is doing and it’s clearly working.

Besides, if size is ALL, then why isn’t Bob Sapp the best fighter in the world? The guy’s a brick shithouse weighing over 300 lbs, but much smaller opponents take him to the ground or outstrike him regularly, and finish him. They expose his lack of skill and we see that Sapp’s really just a big, entertaining joke. Why didn’t this happen again to Brock in his rematch against Mir? Because he’s dedicated to the sport. He’s not just here for a paycheck; he has devoted his life to improving as an MMA fighter and being the best. Sure he’s huge, but he’s not just resting on that advantage; he’s training hard and improving with each match. You don’t have to watch him or like him, but it’s pretty ignorant to say he’s winning on size alone.

Brock was not handed the HW belt and told, “Here, wear this.” He earned it and is the UFC HW champ. So he has done something right.

I believe his size is his biggest advantage.

LOl…ok I reread that oops’ my bad!

No problem, I was laughing going, I totally agree with you man. I just was wondering if you knew if you agreed with me haha. I think Jim Rome and Bill O Reily will fall in the same category, they’ll trash MMA but the second it starts becoming something of a media catch, they will sponsor it as if they are the foremost experts on the subject.

Rome better be brushing up on his MMA knowledge whether he likes it or not. We’ll know he’s a phony, but the rest of the public will lap it up.

^Good

Sponsorships like you wouldn’t believe though. He isn’t in it for the money is the key point. The guy invented Shaq-Fu for gawds sake, he is talented like you wouldn’t understand.

*Texan.

Where in Texas are you from PW? Im in Houston.

Mid-Cities area, between Dallas and Fort Worth. Personally, I prefer Fort Worth.