When Brock Lesnar first came to the UFC, did he impress you?
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Yeah, good responses, this is what I mean about how when I started the thread how it really can vary, there is so many ways you can look at it individually and it all depends on what you knew/expected from Brock before hand when he came to the UFC.
As I say with the WWE stigma it can really make a difference for each person which is why I find this quite interesting
Exactly, again, going back to my first response and why I was intrigued to do this thread cause it really can vary .... a lot.
Appreciate your input by the way
He just beats other good fighters at fighting. Derp.
Obviously the guy had a lot of potential and it was apparent he was not easy to deal with. He trained with good coaches. He was impressive and he was a force and it showed in his fights and in the odds for his fights right out of the gate. Of course you had haters who wanted nothing more but to see him fail and predicted as much every fight. They didn’t see a national champion but instead a wwe wrestler. Which of course is retarded.
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Not really, what impressed me at the time were the top 3 hws of the world, the holy trinity up to that point.
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he definitely impressed with his juicing skills
The Mark Hunt fight being over turned too, shame was that.
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He beat smaller men and a guy who gassed in 1 round.
Afraid of punches, and turtles up. Got exposed quickly.
he lost to prime cain and peak overeem. most men are smaller than him. that doesn't make him not a fighter. he beat other fighters at fighting.
see ts, you had people like this back then too.
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I was impressed. I always wondered how a WWE wrestle would really do, before Brock. Haven't watched wrestling since 98'.
the Heath fight was pretty impressive and almost beating MIr in the first one. I'm not a fan of Mir or was of Brock, but was glad Brock got the second. He was kind of a douche, but his post fight interview about Bud light and gettin on top of his wife was funny. He was a big jacked white boy with great agility and speed. Had he had more time to develop stand up more, might have been a lot better. But he did pretty well in the time he fought.
the Heath fight was pretty impressive and almost beating MIr in the first one. I'm not a fan of Mir or was of Brock, but was glad Brock got the second. He was kind of a douche, but his post fight interview about Bud light and gettin on top of his wife was funny. He was a big jacked white boy with great agility and speed. Had he had more time to develop stand up more, might have been a lot better. But he did pretty well in the time he fought.
it's a disservice though to compare him to other wwe wrestlers. he's a legitimate D1 national champion hw wrestler.
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Fighters aren't terrified of punches.
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Brock...the heavyweight version of Khabib.
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you're both right.
For his limited skills on the feet he did well. He was bigger than some. His wrestling and athleticism carried him.
Cain and Overeem would have exposed anyone at the time. Especially someone like Brock with only about 3 or 4 years training at the time. But he did turtle when getting hit hard. Not a Brock fan, but wished Hunt would have gotten a walk off KO.
