Brock Lesnar vs. The Crazy Horse

My hat is off to Heath Herring for enduring the Sunami of pain that is Brock Lesnar. I think a lesser man would have given up during all that abuse. It’s sad that along with getting the sparks kicked off him Herring endured an accidental poke in the eye (from the ref) , Lesnar grabbing his groin and then laughing and pointing at Herring after the fight (I guess that’s how you celebrate in the WWE), then many people on blogs claiming that Herring is washed up and should retire. The UFC can be a tough career path Heath. Lesnar is an interesting guy for sure. He reminds me of a cross between Biff from Back to the Future and Ivan Drago from Rocky 3. He is UFC’s version of Kimbo Slice (better groomed however). Lesnar like Kimbo, has glaring problems. Lesnar, unlike Kimbo is the real deal and has incredible striking ability that I would say is unequaled in the UFC. His takedown ability is amazing, his strength is unreal and I bet he has an incredible work ethic. After that I don’t see anything that is really impressive. I’m skeptical of his top and bottom ground skills and his ability to finish guys once he gets them to the ground. I’m not sure he understands the concept of back mount and maybe his camp might have taken the time to teach him how to finish a fight with a rear choke. There is nothing wrong with Ground and Pound but in today’s UFC Lesnar needs more. I’m also dubious as to whether Lesnar learned anything from his ankle lock fiasco against Frank Mir and I’m wondering what kind of chin Lesnar has if he is going to bang with people. I think that Rampage Jackson is a good correlation with Brock Lesnar. Rampage is an awesome genetically blessed fighter, he hits way hard and I bet you could hit Rampage with a baseball bat in the head and he would say “Is that all you got?” but a lot of times in fighting a guy is going to get taken out of his game (like Rampage getting continuous leg strikes inflicted to him). Does he have other skills that will back him up in times of trouble, in this case a world class ground game? It could mean the difference between being the champ , being an ex champ or having no title at all. It’s a lot like a BJJ guy with less then world class striking or kicking ability who thinks all he needs is Jiu-Jitsu but once he gets his take-downs stuffed what does he have..not a lot. Many of you will say that Lesnar is a former NCAA wrestler. He has ground skills but that’s a lot like saying Kimbo Slice has a lot of punching ability because he has knocked people out in YouTube street fights, he needs more technique from everywhere in order to compete at a professional level. Fighters big and small need to be the complete package for when the bad times come and they will, especially when you can win a title on points . A simple mount, back mount or reversal here and there could make the decision in a close fight. I have a hard time believing that a guy is going to get an upper body submission on Brock Lesnar but If a fighter can with stand Lesnar’s punishment and mount a merely decent offense against him it could be another loss for Lesnar simply on points alone. If you think that submission or knockout is the only way to win fights then ask Forrest Griffin or any of the other fighters in MMA, gi and no gi grappling who are champions. Will Lesnar be a UFC champion? He’s got a good chance, but not If these other fighters get dialed in on his weaknesses. Which there are a number. My Last note: Brock Lesnar try not to grab your groin and point anymore. It looks bad for the sport.