Brock Lesnar... The Aftermath

by Jared DeMarino on Jan 20, 2012 1:40 PM EST

Is there something to be said about fate of Brock Lesnar's career on that gloomy night in Las Vegas?

Did that last body kick by Overeem land right into Lesnar's sweet spot of his diseased torso?

Or did the spirit of hardcore MMA fans steer that powerful kick right where we wanted it?

Or was Brock Lesnar defeated because he just wasn't what we wanted?

Maybe some men aren't made to be MMA fighters.
Despite what many fans will say about Brock's short but powerful and exciting "foray" into the world of MMA.... He was a true champion.
The former WWE champion that we all wanted to see get destroyed in his first UFC/MMA match did the unthinkable.
He came barreling into the UFC with a unimpressing 1-0 record! He was fed straight to the wolves of the UFC's heavyweight division, and after a quick hiccup coming by way of a leg lock by Frank Mir...
Lesnar destroyed his next oppenets in devastating fashion.
Even though many of us MMA loyalists will always have an excuse for each of his wins, Brock Lesnar was an MMA fighter. Not an MMA poser.

So how will the career of Brock Lesnar be remembered? Will most of us say he was just a freak show that was finally exposed...
Or will we give the man the respect he deserves for paving the way for future heavyweights of the UFC/MMA by proving that with just a pure amatuer wrestling pedigree (ie: Daniel Cormier) you can make a significant impact on your respected division?

So in the end the question will always remain... what was Brock Lesnar?

An MMA freak show? Or a decorated MMA fighter that could have accomplished more in MMA had he started training MMA right out of college?

I will always remember him no matter what people say, and maybe all that's what really counts in the end...

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Or did the spirit of cynical MMA purist steer that powerful kick right where they wanted it?

FIXED.

I know many a “hardcore” MMA fan that can understand what Brock did for the business and for the promotion of the sport… He may not have been really more then a novice out side of wrestling but he gave mma and Zuffa more main stream/ media attention and revenue dollars in that short period of time then some fighters have garnered there entire careers or ever will. Brock set a precedent for others to excel… let’s see how long it takes for a single fighter to do the numbers Brock did and then we can truly measure his impact on the BUSINESS not just sport of MMA.

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by RECE ROCK on Jan 20, 2012 3:09 PM EST reply actions

BROCKLESNAR!!!

Ahoy-hoy.

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"Why fear death? I don’t need anything, I don’t have anything, I don’t want anything. I think it’s silly for somebody to be scared of dying. One should be afraid of being born. I have already told my children when I die I want a party, with no alcohol, no hell raising [general laughter]. But I want a party with music, food… I don’t know if you guys believe in reincarnation, but we all go and come back until the day we no longer have to return. My brother [Carlos Gracie, already deceased] used to say the fellow only stops returning to Earth when he mingles with the Whole. Even when you’re thinking just a little bit wrongly, you come back to continue evolving. Hell, my friends, is right here on Earth." - Helio Gracie

by Sugel Mendoza on Jan 20, 2012 6:03 PM EST reply actions