Brock Lesnar on ESPN Says Frank Mir vs. Shane Carwin Is for "a Make Believe Belt"
by Nick Thomas on Mar 26, 2010 12:59 PM EDT
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"That was a business decision that the UFC had to make," Lesnar said. "Really, that belt is a make-believe belt to satisfy the company and to satisfy the people in the heavyweight division. I'm still the heavyweight champion."
"What's said outside of the Octagon is all purely entertainment," Lesnar said. "I dislike Frank -- there isn't an opponent in the Octagon that I really truly like. That's the battle of competition. I'm not a grudge-holder, but the first and foremost thing to me is, When I get in that Octagon I respect no one. And that's the bottom line for me."
"If Shane Carwin is a better version of Brock Lesnar, then the fight's over in the first 30 seconds -- I feel bad for Frank," Lesnar said. "Frank has a history of putting his foot in his mouth and let's just see what happens Saturday night. I'm anxious to fight either one of those opponents. Both of them I've got some history with. ... I can sit back and watch and let these guys fight over who wants to come after Brock Lesnar, the UFC heavyweight champion."
-- Transcribed by mmafighting.com
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They really are beating the “octagon related death” comment to death.
"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy" - Ben Franklin
make believe belt.. hmm fatboy Roy got a lot of flak when he said something similar
"For some reason Dana White doesn't like me, and I don't care enough to find out why. So he can go pound sand up his ass as far as I'm concerned."
Don Frye
by keyboardwarrior on Mar 26, 2010 1:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh I can’t wait for his “I was not impressed” moment. Hopefully no sponsors get caught in the crossfire.
by Polyhedron on Mar 26, 2010 1:19 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
I kow
Mayben he really did re-evaluate his life
"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy" - Ben Franklin
Rickey Henderson says Rickey is not impressed.
"The moment you stop thinking you're the best, it's time for you to get out the game." -'King' Mo Lawal
I think you meant...
I love you BROCKLESNAR refers to BROCKLESNAR in the third-BROCKLESNAR!
Don't believe a word I say, I don't train BJJ.
I blog at TangleBones - you should follow me on Twitter here.
If you like it, you should put a rec on it.
(That was supposed to be a how, not a you - crap my secret is out - I should never post while talking on the phone....)
Don't believe a word I say, I don't train BJJ.
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by jemaleddin on Mar 26, 2010 2:36 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Heh…the funny thing is, I didn’t even notice until you pointed it out; I was too focused on all the BROCKLESNAR
"I want to tell me what you see, let's go ahead and see by in the fight, what you saw, in the ring." - Tito Ortiz
by CasualMMAFan on Mar 26, 2010 2:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Me too!!!!
Don't believe a word I say, I don't train BJJ.
I blog at TangleBones - you should follow me on Twitter here.
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Brock Lesnar
Will not be a champ by the end of the year. He is not a true Mixed Martial Artist.
"One should always be cold minded and remember that a ridiculous incident may occur any time."
by At Least On Paper on Mar 26, 2010 1:38 PM EDT reply actions
division 1 heavyweight wrestling champ.....
u sure about that?
That's one of the martial crafts.
Get it straight.
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Doesn't have to be
as long as he keeps beating the people they put in front of him.
"The moment you stop thinking you're the best, it's time for you to get out the game." -'King' Mo Lawal
He pinpoints why I don't like him
He comes off actually well in the interview, however “There isn’t an opponet I respect in the octagon that’s the bottom line”-Brock Lesnar
That sums it up for me why I hope he gets his ass kicked. Best case is Mir and Carwin have a war and Mir comes up victories, gets injured before he faces Brock, Shane steps up, ko’s Brock, then Frank fights Brock and submits him again. Then he retires 5-3.
dude, he says once he gets into the octagon he has no respect. a lot of fighters have that mentality so they can throw a punch.
i know for a fact he said he respects randy because he said so in the post fight interview after that fight.
by Roujam on Mar 26, 2010 1:57 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
how’s that? Brock has repeatedly said he doesn’t respect any of his opponents. Not just “in the octagon”. Way before this interview he said that. The only time he said he “respects” an opponent was when he was fighting Randy Couture but it was so obviously an act. He was trying to play it like it was all humble and honored to fight Randy Couture but it was so phony.
His actions during the Heath Herring fight pretty much sums up how Brock REALLY is imo.
i love the coverage espn has giving the ufc latelty!
plus with mma live coming on in may , this is awesome! I wish they would have launced it in march and april since this is going to be a great run of mma.!!
by #1 piggy on Mar 26, 2010 1:43 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Yeah that wouldve been nice!
I haven’t seen this weeks episode of MMA Live yet. Are they going to be in NJ for the fight like they’ve done before?
Mike Goldberg: "You know Joe, When Matt and his brother Mark Hughes were growing up, they would pound each other behind the barn."
by xFenixKnightx on Mar 26, 2010 1:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Chin strip
Is this some sort of training camp exclusive facial hair thing? He never has it on fight night.
In slightly related mainstream media coverage news, NPR’s Morning Edition did a story on UFC 111 this morning.
by Polyhedron on Mar 26, 2010 6:06 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
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