I don't understand how Mir kept from pissing himself as he looked across the octagon at that giant. I expected the submission... but damn! Lesner was rockin the shit out of Mir!! Some better defense against the submissions and Brock could be the new face of heavyweight UFC...
I don't understand how Mir kept from pissing himself as he looked across the octagon at that giant. I expected the submission... but damn! Lesner was rockin the shit out of Mir!! Some better defense against the submissions and Brock could be the new face of heavyweight UFC...
Brock compared to him was not a giant,
when you look at the two side by side in the vid of the fight i posted above.
Mirs arms look just as big.brock has big traps shoulders and chest
but small legs
look at the call out weights in the start of the vid
they are both 6'3 and maybe 20lbs away from each other in weight
The weigh in Mir was 255lb and Lesnar 265lb. When they entered the ring I'm sure Mir was the same weight as the weigh in and I wouldnt be surprised if Brock was 25lbs heavier. They had to special make Brock's gloves because the XXL's don't fit the dudes gigantic hands and I don't care what anyone says a 280lb guy with hands so big that don;t fit in the XXL gloves trying to squash your face is a threat for any fighter. The whole logic hehind Jiu Jitsu is size doesnt matter...unless the arms or legs are too thick to get a hold of but I don't think the outcome of that match surpirsed anyone who knows anything about MMA.
I kept waiting for Brock to Jump onto the top of the cage and "tag-in" Kurt Angle or the Undertaker.
Seriously, Brock was overwheliming Mir for the first half of that round. His size and take down ability are going to be difficult for most opponenents. Lesnar vs Heath Hering, or Maybe Tim Silvia would be a decent match up for Brock.
And lets not forget they threw him to the wolves by making him fight Frank Mir. I mean, its not like he was fighting Tank Abbott or some other loser.
The only reason that fight should have been stoped due to a "punch to the back of the head" was to end it because Mir wasn't intelligently defending himself any longer , but rather turning away from the punches and jusrt happened to catch an unintentional blow to the back of the head. What a break for Mir! Lesnar will be unstoppable with a little more experience. I doubt he'll ever step into anyone's guard ever again. He should have let Mir get up and then put him right back down for more beating time. Credit to Mir though for pulling it out in the end. When they eventually rematch them for the title the ending will be different.
The only reason that fight should have been stoped due to a "punch to the back of the head" was to end it because Mir wasn't intelligently defending himself any longer , but rather turning away from the punches and jusrt happened to catch an unintentional blow to the back of the head. What a break for Mir! Lesnar will be unstoppable with a little more experience. I doubt he'll ever step into anyone's guard ever again. He should have let Mir get up and then put him right back down for more beating time. Credit to Mir though for pulling it out in the end. When they eventually rematch them for the title the ending will be different.
lesnar was guaranteed 250,000 for fighting and an extra 200,000 for winning...mir was gauranteed 40,000 and another 40,000 for winning.. so even tho lesnar lost he still made 250,000 compared to mirs 80,000