Wow, November is over all ready and the end of 2008 is right around the corner. Where the hell does the time go? We’ve seen some exciting fights this year and it can only get better…or can it? To me it seems that some promotions are shooting for "Super Fights" to draw cash instead of singing matches with people that deserve a title match. That’s nothing really new though, is it? Anyway, I have a few things and link of interest here for this end of the month wind-down.

First up, we saw an UFC and MMA Veteran lose his title to an MMA/UFC rookie with the Brock Lesnar Vs. Randy Couture fight. With the huge difference in weight between these tow fighters there has been a lot of people questioning if there should be a weigh class within the Heavyweight class. MMAWeekly.com presented this question to the Nevada Stats Athletic Commission. Their response was "This already exists", referring to the Super-Heavyweight class. Not really the answer they were shooting for, though. You can read what other SAC’s said at MMAWeekly.com.

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So holy crap. If you haven’t heard the news anywhere else than you obviously were not interested in the outcome of the fights that took place Saturday night. I honestly should have posted something about this yesterday but I have a bit of a cold. So lets see what went on.

Starting with the main event. Brock Lesnar came out hungry and proved that he’s not just a hyped up former WWE cash draw. While I like Randy Couture I just had a feeling that Brock’s size and (real) wrestling background was going to be an issue. When you pit two wrestlers up against each other and one weights about 40 more pounds than the other size is certainly going to be a factor. Brock defended Coutrure’s take downs well and Randy’s in ring stand up experience worked well to keep Lesnar at bay. All it took was a big right from Lesnar in the second round that stunned randy very briefly and sent him to the ground. Brock capitalized on this and made quick to jump on the downed Couture and start hammering away with fast, short and powerful hammer fists and punches. Couture tried hard to cover up and defend himself but the fists were coming in too fast for him to break away and make an attempt on a good defensive maneuver. The ref stopped the fight and Lesnar became the UFC Heavyweight Champion in only his 3rd fight in the UFC. This win doesn’t come without conversation of people arguing that Lesnar should have earned his spot for the title shot like so many others before him as opposed to being tossed in because it would be a huge crowd and money draw. Either way, there is nothing you can do now besides see what happens next. He may lose in his first defense of the title and have to work his way back up that way.

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In case you missed this back in September, ESPN aired this segment with UFC Heavyweight Champion Randy Couture and UFC newcomer Brock Lesnar on their upcoming UFC 91 fight.. Less than two weeks away we should see if this is a fight wroth paying for or if we’ll be kicking ourselves in the ass the next day. Check it out…

I don’t know what Randy Couture thinks he has to prove by fighting Brock Lesnar or if the UFC is trying to cash in on such a fight before the years end? I thought this was an odd, "Throw a vet at a rookie" type match that could go one sided…either way. You look at the fighter profiles.

You have Randy Couture:  A veteran octagon fighter since UFC 13, with 15 win and 8 loses. 6′ 2" tall and 220 pounds. He’s held the UFC heavyweight championship 3 times and the Light-Heavyweight championship twice.

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Tickets to see UFC Rookie Brock Lesnar fight UFC Veteran Randy Couture go on sale to the public this Saturday (9/20) at 11 am for the MGM Grand Garden Arena on November 15th. Tickets are said to run from $75 to $1000. I’ll talk more about this fight in the near future.

Other fights confirmed for the even are Dustin Hazelett vs. Tamdan McCrory and Kenny Florian vs. Joe Stevenson

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By Guest Blogger “ATRAIN”

The year is 2002 on an episode of WWE Monday night Raw, the man that was to be known as “THE NEXT BIG THING” Brock Lesnar was on the scene and ready to take the professional wrestling scene by storm just as he did in the NCAA heavyweight division. At that time little was known about the 23-year-old former University of Minnesota collegiate wrestler, but one thing was for sure the man was a genetic freak.

Led to the ring by WWE personality Paul Heyman, Lesnar destroyed everything put in his path including the likes of Hulk Hogan and the The “Rock” to become (at that time) the youngest WWE Heavyweight champion and all in just the first year. Only 3 years after the start of a very promising Pro wrestling career Brock decided to hang up his wrestling boots and pursue a short lived pro career with the NFL. While only playing a few pre-season games, he made his mark on the league. And if you don’t believe me, ask Kansas City chiefs quarterback Damon Huard if he is still feeling the effects of a Brock Lesnar sack.

Fast forward to present day and Brock is at it again, but this time testing his skills in MMA. The whole Brock in MMA thing seems to have stemmed from a pro wrestling match in Japan with pro wrestler and former Olympic gold medalist Kurt Angle. More than likely perceived as a joke, Angle challenged Brock to a MMA fight. From the looks of things I guess Brock wasn’t joking. Just 2 year later Brock is now a UFC fighter with 3 fights under his belt with a pro record of 2-1. Brock’s last fight left the MMA world buzzing and salivating for more. In just 3 fights the 31 year old newcomer has proven to the world he is not a joke and shouldn’t be taken lightly, showing some signs of a promising and dominating future.

So what is the next stop on the Brock Lesnar pain train? Well none other than Randy “The Natural” Couture for the UFC World Heavyweight Championship.

Check out the Brock Lesnar Vs Randy Couture - *Unofficial Promo*

By Guest Blogger “Dbreiden”

We have all heard it before when it comes to Randy Couture. “He’s too old, not big enough, not strong enough, his time has passed” only to be silenced by the MMA legend. Randy has returned to the UFC with a new contract, all personal and business issues apparently ironed out with the UFC. Randy left the UFC in Oct of 2007 partially out of frustration the company did not sign Fedor Emelianenko. While Randy still remains hopeful a deal can eventually be worked out to fight the widely regarded greatest Heavyweight in the World, there is another perhaps far more dangerous obstacle in Randy’s path than any contract stipulation.

The 6’3 265 Pound Brock Lesner, will face Randy at UFC 91 in November. Lesner the former professional wrestling WWE Champion, has taken the MMA world by storm since making his UFC debut in Feb of 2008. Lesner a former real NCAA heavyweight champion in 2000 is a beast of an athlete. Perhaps the most devastating combination of size, strength and athleticism, MMA has ever seen. Lesner got off to a bit of a rocky start when he was submitted by former UFC heavyweight Champion Frank Mir. After thoroughly dominating the early action, Lesner made a rookie mistake and was submitted via knee bar by the Brazilian jiu-jitsu, expert.

He would rebound 6 months later at UFC 87 against Heath Herring. A fighter with a resume of 42 fights, including bouts with some of the most experienced fighters in the game like current UFC Heavyweight Champ Antônio Nogueira and was coming off a big win over current contender Cheick Kongo. Lesner dropped Herring with a massive right hand to start the fight, damaging Herring’s eye and dominated the entire 15 min fight on the ground. Brock’s overwhelming physical talent has many in the MMA world buzzing whether or not Randy at age 45 has enough left to tame the young lion once more?

This bout will be a classic tale of Experience VS Youth. Randy’s been down this road before. Few gave him a shot against Chuck Liddell in their first fight; others doubted he would defeat Tito Ortiz. Randy’s greatest act of defying his age and the odds came at UFC 68 when he moved up in weight and dominated 6’8 then Heavyweight Champion Tim Sylvia. Randy will go into UFC 91 the favorite, likely thanks to his ring savvy and experience but still the doubters remain. For even the Great Randy Couture, will one day succumb to father time and look old inside the octagon. The day will come when Randy can no longer defy the odds. Does the younger, stronger, bigger man in Lesner have what it takes to finally make Randy look every bit of his 45 years? It sure will be fun finding out in November.

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