Of course Brock means exposure, and HUGE numbers, but when he pulled a Jamie Varner last night, I officially landed on the side of “Brock is good for numbers but bad for MMA.” Sort of like how Dana White is good for UFC, bad for MMA. In both cases, it’s their mouths that put them into antagonist territory. Even though I can’t stand Varner, at least he had the good sense to immediately apologize to the crowd in San Diego after his hissy fit (I was there). Brock, on the other hand, was still steaming as he continued to make a spectacle of himself.

Am I saying he doesn’t have the right to say what he wants? Of course not. But really, when you walk around at nearly 300 lbs, have to cut massive amounts of weight to make Heavyweight – and when you come from the WWE and still haven’t appealed to the “old guard’s” sensibilities, you’re going to be seen as a villain. That kind of crap flies in “pro” wrestling, but makes you infamous, and not just in a “I’m a bad-guy wrastler” kind of way. This is a real sport, and while I enjoy theatrics ala Genki Sudo, and now Tom “The Filthy Mauler” Lawlor – - it’s simply ridiculous to me, to see Brock resorting to his WWE pedigree, a history that he shuns for it’s void of credibility and the lack of satisfaction of accomplishment.

For a guy who claims to have left the theater of the WWE behind, he sure doesn’t act like it. In fact, he’s one of the most disrespectful people after fights that I’ve ever seen. Usually people show respect for each other after fights. That’s one of the reasons I watch this sport – to see that after all the violence, two people can transcend that and gain a new level of respect for each other. Brock doesn’t show that sentiment at all.

I, for one, can only hope that Dana is serious about signing Fedor, and that means, perhaps, signing a one-off deal, in writing, with “The Last Emperor.”

Fedor may be the only hope for a truly legitimate UFC heavyweight division. Without him, everyone is left to wonder how the belt holder in the UFC will fare against who many consider to the the pound-for-pound king of fighting.

 the crowd cheered for that arrogant prick Mir and booed Lesnar for winning. I mean, does it make sense to basically approve of bloviating shit-talking by a guy who couldn’t back it up, but boo the better fighter – the same guy that rolled him with ease and backed up everything he had to say? The crowd got what they paid for, and yet boo. Makes them seem like that crowd down south they had for the Lashley/Sapp fight.

As for being “disgraceful, embarrassing, or bad for the sport”: granted Brock didn’t have to acknowledge them by throwing up birds, but I could understand his frustration with the little to no respect he gets simply for coming from a pro wrestling background.
As for what he said to Mir: if Mir can dish out nonsensical BS and disrespect prior to the fight, he should be able to take it right back after a loss, especially when he couldn’t even back up his moronic pre-fight statements.

Bottom line – Weather or not you like the way he fights or his pre/post-fight antics, Lesnar sells PPV’s and there isn’t anyone currently in the UFC that can beat him. The guy is going be around for a long time.

Lesnar not only is great for MMA, I hope he is inspiration to others in the WWE (or other pro-wrestling outlets) to join the UFC. For YEARS the heavyweight class has been stagnant. I mean how many times can you watch Tim Silvia get beaten up by a guy who’s half his size? Randy Couture was the only one worth watching in the entire weight class, and even that is getting old. I am THRILLED that the old school ground and pound is back, as opposed to jujitsu which is SO boring to watch if you don’t have years of experience in it.

As for angering the “blue-chip” sponsor Bud-Light… If they took legitimate offense to what Lesnar said, they should watch the WWE a bit. He is an entertainer as well as a force of nature. He drew more eyes to UFC 100 than any three other fighters on that card (noone on earth cares about Mir’s waning career). His comments made them MORE money not less, as there is no such thing as bad publicity. By saying that they wouldn’t pay him, he made them look like the good guy (because he is the conssumate bad guy), much like the Iron Shiek vs. Hulk Hogan battles of old.

For the past year I have been talking about the fact that the UFC needs to either get new heavyweights, or just drop the class altogether because of its WEAK field (compared to PRIDE and bodog). Thank God for Brock Lesnar, and Dana White should be counting his blessings that the milque-toast Mir didn’t win.

Loved every second of it (I’ve been saying I like this dude from the simple fact that he pisses stuffy MMA purists the fuck off)… he knows how to play the game I say!

MMA needs a fighter that people can get behind like in boxing’s heyday with Mike Tyson as the champion. Brock Lesnar could very well be that guy.

Exactly. Also, if Bud Light pulls out, there’s no doubt in my mind that there’s another beer company dying to sponsor Brock and the UFC.

I need to see Lesnar vs. Fedor…

props on getting attention to your blog, by the way.. obviously saying “Brock is Great for MMA” is going to turn some heads after last night with that spectacle…

The crowd boo’ed Brock as soon as he stepped in the octagon. People need to understand that UFC fighters are REAL people. Imagine how you would feel being boo’ed by thousands of people. I’m not condoning flipping the crowd off but I can definately understand feeling like everyone is against you. I like Mir, and he’s a great fighter, but he was WAY more disrespectful than Brock (pre-fight). I truly believe he is the cockiest, most conceited person in MMA. In every interview I’ve seen, he’s discredited Brock and made silly analogies comparing him to a child and such. Stop holding people to these ridiculous standards.
As far as Bud-Light goes, that’s his prerogative. He doesn’t owe them anything. They are not doing MMA a favor buy sponsoring the UFC. They are marketing their product (as they should). The benefit is mutuaI. That’s like a man and woman having sex and the women feeling as though she did HIM a favor. I could understand ZUFFA being pissed about that but why should we as fans give a damn if he disses them? I promise you the sport won’t come crashing down if they pull out as a sponsor. I’m not a Brock fan but he earned my respect by working hard and proving he deserves to be the champ. Hate him or love him, he’s monster and has ridiculous potential.

How many of y’all are crossover pro ’rastlin fans? Damn.