Brock Lesner

[T-TOPPS5.0]

Anybody catch the article today about how Brock Lesner is finally going to have his first MMA fight against some guy about 7'2" 365 pound guy from South Korea? It was an article in yahoo sports. The fight is going to take place in Los Angeles. He is training with Sean Sherk.
How do you guys think he will do?

[Juiced89lx]

K-1 HERO'S / ELITE XC: JUNE 2, 2007 ON PPV & SHOWTIME
venue: L.A. Coliseum in Los Angeles, California

Fights that will not air on Showtime or PPV; Start time is 5:00 PM Eastern Time:
-Gesias "JZ" Calvancanti vs. Nam Phan
-Hideo Tokoro vs. Brad "One Punch" Pickett
-Katsuhiko Nagata vs. TBA

Fights that will air on Showtime from 9:00 PM Eastern Time to 10:00 PM Eastern Time (free for Showtime subscribers):
-Jake Shields (#9 Welterweight in the World)* vs. Ido Pariente
-Antonio Silva vs. Jonathan Wiezorek
-Jan Finney vs. TBA

Fights that will air on pay-per-view from 10:00 PM Eastern Time to 1:00 AM Eastern Time:
-Brock Lesnar vs. Hong-Man Choi
-Royce Gracie vs. Kazushi Sakuraba [pending Sakuraba's medical clearance]
-Melvin Manhoef vs. Yoon Dong Sik
-Ray Sefo vs. Marvin Eastman
-"Mighty" Mo Siliga vs. Choi Mu Bae
-Johnnie Morton vs. Bernard Ackah


TBA was Gina Carano but she got sick from her trip to Thailand and had to pull out of the fight.
from mmaweekly.com

[Wario]

The next Art of War is a better card imo.

[AbecX]

The guy has a nasty wrestling career ( real, pre-wwe ), but I honestly think he's been out of it for to long. The guy is modern day gladiator but his over confidence is going to get the best of him. If he does some how beat this guys ass, I wouldn't be surprised, he is a true freak. I give him a 30% chance of winning.

[SVTVenom]

He's definately a unique physical specimen and has a great NCAA wrestling background. He won the NCAA Championship as a heavyweight in 2000 after placing 2nd in 1999. Went 106-5 over his college career.

I think both he and Kurt Angle could at least be competitive in MMA with the right amount of training/time. Would they be dominant? Doubtful, but we'll see.

[AbecX]

According to a report on MMANews.com, Brock Lesnar's MMA debut may have to wait. Originally scheduled to headline the K-1/Elite XC combined "Dynamite! USA" show promoted by FEG, the fight seems to be off.

Lesnar's scheduled opponent, Korean kickboxer Hong-Man Choi was denied his fighter license for the proposed June 2nd bout at the L.A. Coliseum. No official reason was reported.

So what happens now? Well, the promotion will likely try and go back to the commission and get the match back on the card. If they can't, it seems a little late to find any replacement, let alone a "suitable replacement" for the former WWE wrestling star.

If that wasn't bad enough, the entire card is in jeopardy as well. According to TheFightNetwork.com, there are a number of legal problems which could prevent the show from happening at all.

Mike Kogan, promoter from FEG USA, laughs off such concerns. Kogan responded to the website article by stating, "I know they have to get people to hit their website, but to me, that is insulting because I'm a professional promoter. Does the commission have certain things it wants from us? Yes. Have we been filing things with the commission? Yes. Will we be licensed? Yes."

Ten days to go, we'll see.

[CJD]

It wouldn't suprise me if he did well, and it wouldn't suprise me if he didn't. I mean, the things he used to do when in the WWE showed that he's a true athlete, but he's shown with his Wrestling career, and his attempt at a Football career, that when the going gets tough, he gets going. So I question whether he'll be able to make it or not.

Say what you want about professional wrestling, but those guys are top notch athletes, and I wouldn't be suprised to see them do well in ANY sport.

[sixtysevenfastback]

that when the going gets tough, he gets going .

I am a Brock Lesnar fan and have been anxiously waiting for his first mma fight, but I think you hit the nail on the head with your post. His track record isnt the greatest for sticking it out in tough situations 8(

[idrivea4banger]

his fight has been cancelled.

[AbecX]

- Brock Lesnar will be making his MMA debut this Saturday against Korean fighter Min Soo Kim. The event will be through K-1 Dynamite and will air on pay-per-view.

[DbonezNY]

isn't kimbo suppose to be fighting mercer?

[Juiced89lx]

^^^^wrong event but yes they are fighting..

[sixtysevenfastback]

^^^^wrong event but yes they are fighting..


kimbo "i can kick anybodys ass as long as its only my type of stand of rules and I have 10+ of my homies at my side in case I start to lose" slice?

when and where is this fight!!

[Juiced89lx]

http://www.cagefuryfighting.com/

click for info on that fight