ESPN: UFC 87 Scores Huge Buyrate

Remember the ladies..

Firstly, he’s an athletic freak who has as good of a fighting pedigree as anyone can have with three fights (2-1) under his belt. Over a hundred collegiate wrestling wins, coupled with his ridiculous athleticism is a recipe for not only competitiveness, but out-and-out dominance.

Secondly, the man sells PPV’s. This four man tournament is all about establishing the UFC’s dominance in the MMA HW scene, which has been where the ‘competitors’ have tried to say they’ve got an edge (Fedor, and however they pimp Fergi).

(side note: Mir has won exactly one fight in the last year, and is 3-2 since 2006. Doesn’t seem much more deserving than Lesnar)

I already referenced the clarification I’d like to make, that being the fact that this is really a four man tournament for the HW title. The Interim UFC HW Championship Belt and the UFC HW Championship Belt don’t really mean anything by themselves. Personally, I’m thrilled at this little four-man orgy of combat. We are guaranteed to get a Wrestler vs. BJJ match at the end of the rainbow, no matter who the names are. And they will be, by the time that fight comes around, most certainly deserving of holding the title of UFC HW Champion. I just don’t see an argument against this reasoning. Say Randy beats Brock, and Big Nog beats Mir..this would be the safe money matchup, in all likelihood. Lesnar gets pegged down a notch, maybe, and Mir loses quite a bit of cred. Say it’s the opposite? Say Mir beats Big Nog and Lesnar takes out Couture? How on Earth can anyone argue that if Brock beats Heath Herring, Randy Couture, and Frank Mir in his first five MMA fights that he’s anything less than a deserving champion? And if he happens to be Big Nog, instead of Mir? Sheesh..now you’re talking all-time great.

This is a fantastic tournament that has the potential to re-shape the HW landscape in MMA. I’m not bloviating, think about it. Whoever is still standing at the end of this thing has cleared some monstrous (not just you, Brock) hurdles, and proven they belong at the top of the heap.