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I miss BROCK LESNAR... do you?

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#1 ·
common. the ufc isn't the same without him. is he the best heavy weight fighter? no. but you cant deny that he made the ufc far more entertaining. would love to see him and overeem square off.
 
#3 ·
There are a lot of matchups I would have liked to see.

JDS
Big Foot
Roy Nelson
Crocop
Gonzaga
Struve
Barnett
Fedor

and yes...MIR III. When people talk about bad blood. There is no doubt both fighters wanted to hurt each other badly.
 
#7 ·
Hmm... kind of but not really.

He wasn't the same after the diverticulitis. Not that I think he would have held on to that title for much longer but he clearly never fully recovered from his disease. Retiring was probably the best decision for him.
 
#9 ·
It's interesting because the first time I seen em on WWE I was like man...he's an absolute beast of a monster. IMO not a true MMA fighter although an anomaly. He demonstrated that in modern MMA still, athleticism and brute strength can get you pretty far. Imagine if he was a black belt in BJJ. Problems is all I can say.

All in all I'm glad The Reem took care of em though. That was the match up I wanted to see VERY BADLY along with Fedor. How would Brock fare against someone his own size. Well, we got our answer.

To answer the OPs question. One guy would love to fight em and that's Frank Mir. He's going to have to spend the rest of his days knowing Brock got the last laugh.

Now we got Batista.
 
#10 ·
His career was just like sex with me - Fast, furious and nobody really appreciates it once it's done :p

On a serious note, I miss the feel of his fights because it was a big deal. He also accomplished a lot in a short amount of time, though the division was kinda thin back then.

I won't miss his personality though
 
#14 ·
I like Brock and the fact that he brought the HW division back. Part of it was timing, who knew he would show up around the same time of then unknowns Carwin, Cain, JDS, Struve, etc? At the same time, without someone as polarizing and visually intimidating the HW division may not get it's credit. To a lot of casual/average fans, seeing Lesnar get beat by Cain sent a message of how bad that man really is. It places some perspective on skills vs size.

Also I was a fan of Lesnar and the fact that he made Mir's face look like he was in a second motorcycle accident.

EDIT: I wouldn't say I miss him, I appreciated him and what he did while he was in the UFC.
 
#15 ·
I think Brock had done what he could do and wasn't going any further, save some scraps with the middle tier of the heavyweight division. But what would have been the appeal?
Both for Brock and for the fans, he's the guy that needs to be at the top or near the top.

I still think if Brock had started MMA training after he got out of college, he would have been an absolute beast and might have reigned or been near the top for a long time.

Oh, so I guess I don't 'miss him', to be fair, he didn't have enough fights for me develop that sort of clingy relationship.
 
#16 ·
I can tell you this much, Zuffa misses him. A heavyweight showman, with a monstrous physique always draws. It helps to have some talent as well. Such as, effective strength, decent takedowns, and some nice caveman ground and pound.
 
#17 ·
I had my fill of him. He was cool. But he was highly overrated.

I don't see how he was that entertaining? I mean other than the 2nd Mir fight where he went nuts afterwards what really did he do? He went to hunt in the woods for months. Sat in a hospital bed for months. And we hardly heard from him. He showed up to the Cain and Reem fights and got manhandled. As he said nothing. He wasn't that entertaining.
 
#22 ·
How can you not? I don't see other Heavyweights do flying knees and shit.

Brocktober Forever, pre-illness Brock stomps Overeem and Cain.
 
#26 ·
I miss Brock. Every Lesnar fight was an event worth watching. His fights were all entertaining as ****, he's an entertaining personality, and a hell of a fighter. Sure, it turned out he didn't take being punched in the face very well, but he was getting punched in the face by savages like Carwin, Velasquez and Overeem. I don't think anyone would enjoy being punched by those 3. Yet, despite his flaws, he still recorded dominant wins over Herring, Mir, Couture and a superb come from behind win over Carwin. I was a fan, still am a fan, and would definitely pay attention if he came back!
 
#27 ·
Yes and no. I thought he was awesome until I stopped being in denial that he can't really fight, at least not to the elite UFC level. I did like him a lot when he first jumped on the scene though.

If he came back I'd still root for him, but I'd adjust my expectations.
 
#28 ·
I would have liked to see Brock continue fighting mma. There are only a handful of HW's that could beat him.

I actually met Brock recently. He was in Calgary for a promotional event and stopped by our office. Super nice guy.

The reality though is Brock doesn't love fighting. It was a job for him and once he made some $$$ and realized he would only be the 4th or 5th best HW his interest was gone.

I won't be surprised though if we see Brock come back for a big $$$ fight at some point. I also won't be surprised if we never see Brock in the octagon again.

It is what it is.
 
#30 ·
I wouldn't mind having him back in the UFC but only if he shows up to get paid and fight not just to get paid which is what I think he did in the Reem fight. I mean really who thought he could beat Reem standing? but thats what he tried to do besides one half hearted takedown.

Oh and if they could magically make it so he had never got sick that would help to.
 
#31 ·
Of course. He is the most must-see fighter in the history of the sport, the numbers don't lie. His fights got more hype than anyone else, and he never had a boring fight. It's a shame that we only got a few years out of him, and half of it was when he was internally sick. But he tried something new, put on great shows, made money for himself, won the heavyweight title, and is in a happy place now.
 
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