A Match Like Lesnar vs. Hunt Favors The Hungrier Man

[Blackjack]

They both have their own physical attributes which are unique and rare, so what really makes the difference is who wants it more. Lesnar has a history of "wanting it more." He wanted to be NCAA Division 1 Wrestling Champion and he achieved that. He wanted to rise to the top of the WWE and he did. he wanted to become UFC Heavyweight Champion and he did. Brock is also tied for the record of most consecutive successful title defenses by a UFC heavyweight Champion.

Hunt on the other hand has a record of getting close but never becoming a UFC Champion or even a PRIDE Champion. Hunt is much more inconsistent. He's had 24 pro fights and has won 12 of them. He wins 50% of the time. He's also 42 years old now; his prime years are behind him. Lesnar is 38 and has taken a lot less punishment in pro MMA. His body is 4 years younger chronologically but when you factor in the punishment each has taken in fights, Hunt is more than 4 years older. Lesnar is the one who has a record of getting things done when it has mattered the most and this fight, which may be his last MMA fight, is a fight he dearly wants to win. He doesn't want to finish his MMA career on a loss. Lesnar is the hungrier man and I believe he will win it.

 

[Kyler Ruxin]

I think Lesnar is hungry for a pay-check, and nothing more. Hunt will be hungrier for the win.

 

[Blayt7hh]

Hunt is super tough and makes every fight a battle. We've seen Brock break. I don't understand why the picked Hunt for his one off return fight, because I really don't see it going well for him.

 

[charalsias]

Well Hunt has been looking thinner lately.So i bet you he is super hungry.Super Samoan hungry!

 

[CorporateTool]

The biggest consideration you haven't factored in is the physical toll the diverticulitis has taken on Brock's body.

Also, to say one does or doesn't want it more is a value judgement that will only be determined once the two men enter the cage, and with that said I am not sure if I agree with your assessment.

Factually, Brock has walked away from professional fighting once before after 2 losses. Hunt, despite several losses, continued fighting to eventually revitalize his career. If a willingness to continue taking such excessive punishment to later reclaim what many people thought to be a middling to mediocre career doesn't speak to 'wanting it' then really I'm not sure what does.

 

[Blackjack]

Factually, Brock has walked away from professional fighting once before after 2 losses. Hunt, despite several losses continued fighting to eventually revitalize his career. If a willingness to continue taking such excessive punishment to later reclaim what many people thought to be a middling to mediocre career doesn't speak to 'wanting it' then really I'm not sure what does.

Coming through in the clutch does. Rising to the occasion does.

When I say this favors the hungrier man, I mean it favors the man who has the lifetime resume of winning when it has counted the most from college wrestling all the way to The UFC. Brock has won several fights where The UFC title was on the line. Hunt on the other hand has failed to ever win when the PRIDE Heavyweight Title was on the line or when the UFC interim Heavyweight title was on the line. Hunt has failed to win the fights that would have given him a shot at The UFC Heavyweight Title. Hunt isn't hungry when it counts the most. He's 42 years old and he's never been an MMA champion.

 

[Chain Saw]

I think Lesnar is hungry for a pay-check, and nothing more. Hunt will be hungrier for the win.

He doesn't need money. If that's what he wanted he would be in the WWE. Probably gets paid more there.

Brock is taking this fight because he wants to fight.

 

[thobra]

I am sure Lesnar is Hungry, but he was never K1 champ. He lost to all the good guys. He is 5-3, and left the UFC in shame, a broken man, just to play pretend fighting.

 

[imagesmb]

I think you're underestimate the toll all those miles on the road performing has taken on Lesnar's body. He's also an animal in the gym and has been for a long time. He trains harder than Hunt. Those things along with the diverticulitis has put a lot off wear and tear on Brock.

 

[UkraineFreightTrain]

Mark is the hungrier one for sure. He decided to keep fighting when the UFC didn't want him and came from losing 6 straight to make a run at the title. Mark has been in the top 10 for the last 4 years and he's had to earn his place there several times.
Brock decides to make a comeback after a 5 year hiatus, and he's the hungrier man?

 

[TheHawtness]

 

[Blackjack]

I am sure Lesnar is Hungry, but he was never K1 champ. He lost to all the good guys. He is 5-3, and left the UFC in shame, a broken man, just to play pretend fighting.

Leaving the UFC having been The UFC as a former UFC Heavyweight Champion who is tied for the record of most successful consecutive Heavyweight Title defenses is far from caving in shame. Had he not gotten diverticulitis, he would have been even better.

"Lesnar has never been KI champ." Hunt has never been an NCAA Champion. What Lesnar has done is he has risen to the absolute top of every athletic field of endeavor that he put at least a couple years of effort into. Hunt is older; he's 42 and he's only 12-10-2 in MMA. So Hunt only wins half of his fights and has never won even one MMA fight with a title on the line. Lesnar won fights with the UFC heavyweight Title on the line 3 times in a row. Then he got diverticulitis. Now he's back and he's healthy and while Hunt kept fighting during Lesnar's absence, he still kept failing to win the fights that mattered the most and that's why he's never been an MMA Champion. Lesnar's hunger to be a champion has translated into him becoming a mainstream star athlete. He headlined the biggest selling UFC PPV of all time. He's done what's necessary to become a world famous mainstream star, the biggest draw in UFC history. Hunt hasn't even ever come close to achieving that. Lesnar is the younger, hungrier man.

 

[CorporateTool]

Coming through in the clutch does. Rising to the occasion does.

When I say this favors the hungrier man, I mean it favors the man who has the lifetime resume of winning when it has counted the most from college wrestling all the way to The UFC. Brock has won several fights where The UFC title was on the line. Hunt on the other hand has failed to ever win when the PRIDE Heavyweight Title was on the line or when the UFC interim Heavyweight title was on the line. Hunt has failed to win the fights that would have given him a shot at The UFC Heavyweight Title. Hunt isn't hungry when it counts the most. He's 42 years old and he's never been an MMA champion.

But he was a K1 champ, so evidently he's found the ability to win championship gold in the premiere organization of a combat sport in the past. But frankly, I don't really give much merit to past success in other combat sports as being a measurable guarantee of MMA success, so whatever.

Also, as I noted before: at this point Brock Lesnar is not exactly a spring chicken himself.

Now, while I am a firm believer that Lesnar is criminally underrated by many in the MMA community, I also think you're bending things to suit your narrative. Talking about hunts losses in pride at this point is not really indicative of his current performances, good and bad.

Let's look at their respective UFC records. Brock Lesnar is 4-3. Mark Hunt is 7-4-1. Now, only utilizing that information, Mark Hunt has the better win loss record of the two. Along with that, he also has the far more recent performance history making his current skill level easier to gauge. Now, because Lesnar has been away from the game for quite some time, it will be interesting to see if physically he's back to anywhere close to his pre-diverculitus self, or if ring rust will come into play.

No matter which man wins, I'm sure it's going to be a fun and informative fight.

 

[Sexy Jesus]

A Match Like Lesnar vs. Hunt Favors The Hungrier Man

and that's why Big Country is hard to beat!

 

[kimchi dog taco]

brock lesnar much hungrier, he doesn't need the paycheck he already getting those millions for fake wrestling once a month plus has his own sponsors unlike shit reebok money. mark hunt getting paid peanuts to get his head bashed in my stipe. he needs to win to feed his six children

 

[Bacco]

It can go either way

Assuming lesnar is in shape will be all about Hunt landing 1 or 2 big punches or Lesnar scoring a TD and try to keep him down and gnp

I hope Hunt win

 

[thobra]

Leaving the UFC having been The UFC as a former UFC Heavyweight Champion who is tied for the record of most successful consecutive Heavyweight Title defenses is far from caving in shame. Had he not gotten diverticulitis, he would have been even better.

"Lesnar has never been KI champ." Hunt has never been an NCAA Champion. What Lesnar has done is he has risen to the absolute top of every athletic field of endeavor that he put at least a couple years of effort into. Hunt is older; he's 42 and he's only 12-10-2 in MMA. So Hunt only wins half of his fights and has never won even one MMA fight with a title on the line. Lesnar won fights with the UFC heavyweight Title on the line 3 times in a row. Then he got diverticulitis. Now he's back and he's healthy and while Hunt kept fighting during Lesnar's absence, he still kept failing to win the fights that mattered the most and that's why he's never been an MMA Champion. Lesnar's hunger to be a champion has translated into him becoming a mainstream star athlete. He headlined the biggest selling UFC PPV of all time. He's done what's necessary to become a world famous mainstream star, the biggest draw in UFC history. Hunt hasn't even ever come close to achieving that. Lesnar is the younger, hungrier man.

He did call himself the baddest man on the planet, and then he left for WWE... You have to agree with everyone else: this was a bit embarassing.

He had a good, short career, nobody can disagree, but then Cain And Overeem And Hunt came, And he had to leave before Stipe, Werdum, Arlovski, Browne, JDS, Barnett picked a fight with him. Brock is marketable, And a great actor, but I say being a world champion kickboxer beats being a school wrestler. I think Hunts fight resume is more impressive.

 

[TheHawtness]

He did call himself the baddest man on the planet, and then he left for WWE... You have to agree with everyone else: this was a bit embarassing.

He had a good, short career, nobody can disagree, but then Cain And Overeem And Hunt came, And he had to leave before Stipe, Werdum, Arlovski, Browne, JDS, Barnett picked a fight with him. Brock is marketable, And a great actor, but I say being a world champion kickboxer beats being a school wrestler. I think Hunts fight resume is more impressive.

I'm not going to argue that the other fighters you mentioned wouldn't or couldn't have beat Brock, but you're kidding yourself if you don't think they would have done the same thing if WWE came calling.

 

[Th3Sav4ge]

Hunt is super tough and makes every fight a battle. We've seen Brock break. I don't understand why the picked Hunt for his one off return fight, because I really don't see it going well for him.

if you look back at were brock was placed when he left this fight makes sense.

 

[Blackjack]

It can go either way

Assuming lesnar is in shape will be all about Hunt landing 1 or 2 big punches or Lesnar scoring a TD and try to keep him down and gnp

I hope Hunt win

It's gonna take a lot more than hope. Lesnar has been UFC Champion. He won 3 consecutive fiights where the UFC Heavyweight Title was on the line. Hunt only has a 50% winning percentage in pro MMA. Hunt never won enough consecutive fights against the right people to even get a title shot. He did have a PRIDE title shot back when he was closer to his physical prime, but of course lost, just like he lost when he had a shot at an interim title in UFC. Hunt doesn't have the hunger to win the big ones in MMA and at 42 years old I don't envision things getting suddenly better for him.