[wolfbot]

I have to agree, Brock's incredible athleticism, his ridiculously hard hand strikes, his unstoppable takedowns, and his newly cautious approach, make him a fearsome opponent.

What is Lesnar's reach anyway? He has to have a significant reach advantage, and I know Couture is no slouch in this area.

Watching these two wrestlers go at it will be a real treat.

[MJB23]

Originally Posted by clingin' chains

I'm gonna have to go with Lesnar all the way. Nothing against coture, but Lesnar is new and improved. His striking, ground game, and submission defense has drasticly improved.

Since when did Lesnar get this drastically improved submission and ground game? He hasn't shown this improvement yet.

[lpbigd4444]

I think the guy means his ground game is improved in the sense that he is more cautious making it less likely for him to get caught in a sub. I on the other hand am going to assume he is improving in every aspect of mma because he has a crazy training regiment and he takes it very seriously. A guy as new as Lesnar has a lot of room for improvement so it is easier to improve where as somone doing it for ten years is in their prime (at least mentally if not physically). So I think Lesnar will continue to improve steadily and I think we are talking about the next UFC UNDISPUTED HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION BRRROOOOOCCKKKKKK LLLLLLLLLLLLLLEESNNAARRRRRRRRRRR! lol sorry i had to

[Bazza89]

Another thing I want to know is why are people going on about Brocks crazy training regimen? Its not like pretty much every top MMA fighter doesn't put any hours in at the gym.

Randy's one of the hardest workers in the game and is not only proven over five rounds but has broken down a lot more experienced fighters than Brock during fights with his pace and conditioning.

I don't think Brocks a joke and he does belong in the UFC but this should have been Werdums fight man, Brock got it on his name not his resume.

I see Randy keeping it mainly standing and outstriking Lesnar tbf. If Brock gets on top I didn't see anything in the Herring fight that makes me think he's gonna finish Randy and if Randy gets on top of Brock I see him either finishing or messing up Lesnar good enough to affect/impair him for the rest of the fight. The only way Brock wins IMO is constantly taking Randy down and keeping him there.

And as far as the WWE jabs go, seeing as Lesnar only got given this fight because of his career in pro-wrestling I think they're above the belt TBH.

[lpbigd4444]

Im not saying Lesnar is the only guy who works hard Im sayin that when a guy is new and doesn know a lot it is easier to improve with the hours they put in cuz they have more to learn. The only reason Lesnar didn finish Herring is cuz he was overly cautious after gettin caught by Mir. If he fights smart but loose (a healthy balance between the Mir fight and the Herring fight) I honestly think he can and will take Randy (and I like Couture a lot so I mean no disrespect). And as far as only fighting cuz his name be honest even if Werdum deserves the fight most people including (most likely) yourself would probably rather see what happens with a Lesnar fight.

[chilo]

Originally Posted by TheGamefather

Brock wins via whatever he wants.

He'll have complete control of Couture for however long it goes.

The only one that has that kind control to determain how long and how the ends is fedor

[MalkyBoy]

Right I have been trying to figure out how this fight will go for ages, then it came to me.

At the beginning of each round Lesnar will try to land a big shot if he connects I think he will drop Randy then get a GNP tko. However if Randy can avoid the big shots then he will domiante the game from the clinch until he can take it to the ground and dominate from side control. Rinse and repeat for a possible five rounds

[lpbigd4444]

I believe that Brock is too strong to be controlled on the ground by anyone. Im not sayin Randy wont win im just saying there is no way he has the physical strength to control the fight on the ground.

[MalkyBoy]

Originally Posted by lpbigd4444

I believe that Brock is too strong to be controlled on the ground by anyone. Im not sayin Randy wont win im just saying there is no way he has the physical strength to control the fight on the ground.

He kept tim on the ground for almost the entire 25min of their fight

[Bazza89]

Originally Posted by lpbigd4444

Im not saying Lesnar is the only guy who works hard Im sayin that when a guy is new and doesn know a lot it is easier to improve with the hours they put in cuz they have more to learn. The only reason Lesnar didn finish Herring is cuz he was overly cautious after gettin caught by Mir. If he fights smart but loose (a healthy balance between the Mir fight and the Herring fight) I honestly think he can and will take Randy (and I like Couture a lot so I mean no disrespect). And as far as only fighting cuz his name be honest even if Werdum deserves the fight most people including (most likely) yourself would probably rather see what happens with a Lesnar fight.

Theres a flip side to that coin though TBF. Being new to the sport does mean you improve quicker but you also have a lot of ground to make up on someone thats been doing this for as long as Randy.

Lets face it, Brocks got good wrestling, (i'm still not convinced how good as Jake OBrien took Herring down and kept him there for 3 rounds not long ago) but he's never trained striking or BJJ up until a couple of years ago. He's not gonna turn into a Crocop/Nog hybrid overnight like some people are making out.

Ang TBH I'd rather have seen Randy-Werdum, IMO it's a lot more interesting match-up stylistically. Randy-Brock will interest more casual fans of course but I'd have much preferred Randy-Werdum.