Wrestling star Brock Lesnar took a big step toward becoming a star in mixed martial arts tonight in Minneapolis by dominating Heath Herring in a bloody fight at UFC 87.A brutal punch from Lesnar battered Herring's eye in the first round, and throughout the rest of the fight Lesnar, who won the NCAA heavyweight wrestling title in 2000, used his wrestling skills to dominate. The fight went the distance because Lesnar couldn't find a finishing move, but Lesnar's unanimous decision was clearly deserved.
Lesnar, who weighed in at the 265-pound heavyweight limit, overpowered Herring throughout. Herring is a skilled, experienced MMA fighter, but it was never even close. Lesnar destroyed him.
Lesnar was fighting for the first time since losing to Frank Mir by first-round submission in his UFC debut in February. He has clearly improved since then, and he's clearly a real player in the sport of MMA.
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thats my boy...he just whooped sum ass on kieth herring...
I can see why he is called The Next Big Thing while in the WWE.
I take back all bad things I said about lesnar
Extremely impresive he was
Nothing made me happier than to see Brock drop that d-bag Herring in 1 punch. This match wasn't even close, and hopefully this puts to rest all doubts if this dude is the real deal.
8 to 10 more fights lesnar will be ready to challenge fedor.
Brock did great in the fight. I was rooting for him and was happy that he won... till the end of the fight. I think that he embarrassed himself and all of his team by letting the "entertainer" in him to come out. This is not the WWE where you showboat and act like a fool. RESPECT for the other fighter and the sport is what is appropriate. I hope that the next time he comes out to fight that he apologizes for being a D!CK. If he doesn't, I hope he gets knocked the F... out!!!
LESNAR! LESNAR! LESNAR! For all you morons who despised Brock in February, this one's for you. I don't know why people didn't even give him a chance when he faced Frank Mir. Was it because he was new to the sport and people thought they were going to see Brock Lesnar, the pro wrestler? Or was it because he was a professional wrestler as in the MMA world, they get no respect because their chosen profession is not considered "real." I'm here to tell you that professional wrestling's athleticism is REAL! Just like Lesnar's blooming MMA career.
Then again, think about this: Considering that in the world of contact sports, there is virtually no excitement in any Heavyweight divisions. Boxing, MMA, even Pro Wrestling. The public wants to see the smaller and faster guys.
Brock Lesnar has all the skills to dominate and it's a perfect time to do it. The guy has power, speed for a big guy, and he's learning fast. My only fear is what will happen if he goes to 3 rounds or 5. Does he have enough "gas" to do it? We don't know. But trust me, we will find out.
If being a good fighter means lying on your opponent and not taking advantage of postions to summit then I guess Brock will be the next champ. Plus showing disrepect to the sport and the UFC. That was the worst fight I have ever seen in the UFC.
He should go back to WWE where it is all about disrespecting your opponent, and the drama and not about the fight.
I am pretty sure Tito Ortiz was the Champ for 3 years and rarely submitted anyone! He would rather GnP and that is what Brock did, it is all a matter of style. This is fucking MMA not JuJitsu+ so if it worked then who cares! I get so sick of people saying he did Lay and Pray. It is clearly a case of people being haters. Look Herring does not have any good ground offense but he has real good defense. The fact that Brock just stuck on his back was Herring's fault. Yeah, Brock is still inexperienced with Jits but if you watch recent fights with Herring when he gets mounted he is very slippery to transfer to his back and then he rolls back into guard. Brock's wrestling skills did not allow that role and that fucked Herring so he just grabbed Brock's left arm for wrist control. Brock still took advantage of this position to destroy Herrings ribcage and face.
I believe you need to remove the veil of bias you have for Brock and see what actually happened!
Brock Lesnar is a HUGE Joke. He got 1 good punch in and then laid on top of Herring until it was over. Absolutely no Skills. He has not EARNED anything as far as I am concerned. Take your stupid antics back to the WWE you Circus Freak.
Yes Brock LnP on HH so much it made him bleed on his insides...dumb people.
If anything HH was laying and praying that he wouldn't die.
lesnar dominated the f*ck out of herring. If he had some technical submission skills he'd be dangerous. Not saying that right hand wasnt dangerous in the first round though. I thought herrings eye had come clean out of its socket. Lesnar's a monster
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All of you idiots claiming that Lesnar 'disrespected' Herring are just dumb cunts. Since when was the UFC full of classy athletes anyway? What about Couture? Showboating is nothing that he doesn't do on a regular basis, its called playing to the crowd. Which is what Dana White WANTS. What was Herring doing pre fight? He was insulting the hell out of Lesnar. Lesnar was respecting him pre-fight. And he dominated Herring during the fight and made him look like an ass, he DESERVED to shove it back in Herring's face.
Idiots. All of you sour over Lesnar's win are just that. Idiots.
LMAO, dude....did you just say Couture was a showboat?
Thats a good one, the guy dubbed Captain America, and constantly called the classiest fighter in the UFC during his tenure....a hotdog.
Anyway, the Lesnar fight is legit. Herring is a seasoned vet, and def a bringer, so if he couldnt escape Lesnars grasp, and sat there turtling of his OWN accord, then yes, Brock indeed controlled him viably.
I was disappointed by the clowny pointing and laughing and Ric Flair garbage at the end, i understand adrenaline makes you do crazy things, but cmon, hold it together.
That being said? I think Lesnar has a bright future, i said it before and after the Mir fight as well, were just going to have to endure some early Josh Koshcheck like performances until he develops a well crafted gnp game, thats all.
I have to agree with Rickii. Without a doubt, Brock Lesnar is a big, power guy. But for all the hype and the roar of the crowd, this was not a good fight. There was nothing 'mixed martial arts' about Lesnars performance. He simply laid on top of Herring for three rounds. He should have been able to destroy him after that punch. As for the antics after the fight... Most fighters would have walked over and respected Herring for taking him the distance. I really don't like seeing the UFC going in this direction. I would enjoy seeing Lesnar lean out and maybe gain some real martial arts skills. I just hate seeing him bring the wrestling persona into it.
Worst UFC fight- ever. Lesnar is a foolish juvenile steroid bitch. I despise that bird-legged circus freak
your an idiot if he was on steroids he wouldn't be in the ufc first off and second of all he didn't just sit on top of him the whole fight he was actually punching and kneeing him on the ground dumb shit. third of all last time i checked that is good strategy when someone is a stand up fighter so when you actually know anything about lesnar other than he was in the wwe shut ur fucking mouth!!!!!!
lesnar is the real fucking deal and all you lesnar haters need to realize that he is. he is alot more fun to watch than TIM "THE SLOTH" SILVA and all the other morons in the heavyweight division. All of you lesnar haters don't want the whole "wrestling" persona in the UFC but last time i checked that is what he is is a wrestler and i guarantee you he will get better with time and he will be heavyweight champion. So for all the shit herring talked about brock i guess he got his mouth shut really quick didn't he. LESNAR IS THE REAL FUCKING DEAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
lesnar is the real fucking deal and all you lesnar haters need to realize that he is. he is alot more fun to watch than TIM "THE SLOTH" SILVA and all the other morons in the heavyweight division. All of you lesnar haters don't want the whole "wrestling" persona in the UFC but last time i checked that is what he is is a wrestler and i guarantee you he will get better with time and he will be heavyweight champion. So for all the shit herring talked about brock i guess he got his mouth shut really quick didn't he. LESNAR IS THE REAL FUCKING DEAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wow.. stupid ignorant WWE fanboys. Plenty of people have gotten popped in the UFC for drugs- Sherk and Diaz come to mind without even doing a search. Back in the days of Pride they didn't check for drugs at all. And yeah he pretty much did sit on him the whole time even though Lesnar did throw a few punches and knees. Not very exciting however.
I can forgive him all that- hell Kimbo's not very technical yet and learning too but he fights hard. Kimbo is an example of someone who actually has a decent demeanor and he comes from the streets! Lesnar just acts like a shit-for-brains with is cocky bitch attitude. There's no need to act out just because you win. I didn't see Mir acting like a fag when he knee-barred Lesnar's bird-legs.
LESNAR said...
your an idiot if he was on steroids he wouldn't be in the ufc first off and second of all he didn't just sit on top of him the whole fight he was actually punching and kneeing him on the ground dumb shit. third of all last time i checked that is good strategy when someone is a stand up fighter so when you actually know anything about lesnar other than he was in the wwe shut ur fucking mouth!!!!!!