Dana White announces Brock Lesnar

[chrisklavette]

Tonight Dana White that Lesnar has offically signed with the UFC. This should really help the UFC get off the ground. Hopefully now MMA will finally pick up in popularity. ;)
http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=news.detail&gid=8334

[Matt Schumann]

Well thats going to be interesting. Im glad he signed into the ufc and i hope he has alot of success because it would be fun to watch.


Especially glad to hear this news considering the recent news of Couture retiring and Fedor signing somewhere else

[Keith Stenerson]

Hopefully critics don't look at his signing with the UFC like a joke. I can see that happening. Kinda like all the leftover athletes from other sports give MMA a try.

You have Kimbo Slice the street fighter signed with Elite X? (I think) But I know he signed with someone.

And now the WWE star giving it a try. I think that Brock has the tools to do very well in the UFC. Only time will tell.

[chrisklavette]

IF Brock goes into the UFC and dominates in his first Pay Per View he may get credited as being a legitimate fighter. Only time will really tell. I did notice that Brock has lost somewhere in the neighborhood of 50lbs. This may be a sign of dedication to the sport and he may be very legitimate.

[Paul Savage]

awesome!!! brock will destroy people, hes an absolute animal

[JEFF VANCO]

I would have stayed in the WWF (it's still WWF to me) and made millions for a few years........but best of luck to you Brock.

[Jessejobe]

I thought it was pretty stupid at first when he left WWF. But if he was smart he had to have made a good amount of money as it was and hopefully invested it wisely. With the way the UFC is paying some of the big names I am sure if he can do good he will be making some good money. I think the biggest thing he will help with is pay-per view draws which I am sure he made as part of his contract.


Jesse

[Josh Kamins]

He may be legit bc of his college wrestling, his size and strength, and his work ethic. BUT HES HAD ONE FIGHT. I understand the business of it for bringing fans in, but cmon...wait until hes fought more than one can to sign him to the UFC if its truly the "Superbowl" of mma like goldberg likes to say.

[Daniel Atchison]

I would have stayed in the WWF (it's still WWF to me) and made millions for a few years........but best of luck to you Brock.

Thats because your a materialistic coward. Brock is doing this to fullfill his desire to be an accomplished athlete, as he has most of his life.

[Matt Brouse]

He may be legit bc of his college wrestling, his size and strength, and his work ethic. BUT HES HAD ONE FIGHT. I understand the business of it for bringing fans in, but cmon...wait until hes fought more than one can to sign him to the UFC if its truly the "Superbowl" of mma like goldberg likes to say.
He was pretty badbutt too...

[Jared Enderton]

yeah he dominated at Minnesota!!! he was extremely well built then, too.(no surprise)

[AaRoNSnider]

It will be interesting,and I think it will draw even more attention just because of people being curious to see how he actually does.

[JEFF VANCO]

Thats because your a materialistic coward. Brock is doing this to fullfill his desire to be an accomplished athlete, as he has most of his life.

Excuse me? If you want to talk like a child and disrespect members of Marunde-Muscle.com - take a hike and go post on some bodybuilding forum.

I ask the mod's out of respect to give this individual a warning and if it continues, to ban him.

We have no room for this kind of garbage here

[chrisklavette]

Excuse me? If you want to talk like a child and disrespect members of Marunde-Muscle.com - take a hike and go post on some bodybuilding forum.

I ask the mod's out of respect to give this individual a warning and if it continues, to ban him.

We have no room for this kind of garbage here
I agree with Jeff. I thought Daniel was joking at first and maybe new Jeff, but I guess not. Totally uncalled for.

Jared, didn't Brock weigh around 265 for college as well?

[Mike Pelosi]

Brock Lesnars the man. He's one hell of an explosive athlete. I would of stayed w/ the WWE because theirs:

More Girls
You can play a cool character
Torrie Wilson? Hello?
Cool theme song music
That Little Leprachaun Guy
Ive alwasy wanted to put someone through a table and hear Jim Ross scream "Oh MY GOD! OH MY GOD! HE JUST PUT HIM THROUGH A TABLE KING! OH MY GOD"

With all of those things who cares about money?

[James Deffinbaugh]

Excuse me? If you want to talk like a child and disrespect members of Marunde-Muscle.com - take a hike and go post on some bodybuilding forum.

I ask the mod's out of respect to give this individual a warning and if it continues, to ban him.

We have no room for this kind of garbage here
Woah, ban for that? Sensitive...

It's fantastic that he's back in real sports, and further away from pro wrestling clownery.

[Scott Markowitz]

Ive alwasy wanted to put someone through a table and hear Jim Ross scream "Oh MY GOD! OH MY GOD! HE JUST PUT HIM THROUGH A TABLE KING! OH MY GOD"

That's Joey Styles' line.

Maybe he didn't want to hurt himself again trying a shooting star press and landing on his head (a la his WM match with Kurt Angle)

[Easton Taylor]

Excuse me? If you want to talk like a child and disrespect members of Marunde-Muscle.com - take a hike and go post on some bodybuilding forum.

I ask the mod's out of respect to give this individual a warning and if it continues, to ban him.

We have no room for this kind of garbage here

I agree with Jeff and Chris as well. That was an attack at the personal level....... completely uncalled for.

As for Brock Lesnar........(it was funny when joe rogan messed up his name) the guy is an animal.....He should do well.

[Matt Schumann]

Not to mention the millions of dollars....



Brock Lesnars the man. He's one hell of an explosive athlete. I would of stayed w/ the WWE because theirs:

More Girls
You can play a cool character
Torrie Wilson? Hello?
Cool theme song music
That Little Leprachaun Guy
Ive alwasy wanted to put someone through a table and hear Jim Ross scream "Oh MY GOD! OH MY GOD! HE JUST PUT HIM THROUGH A TABLE KING! OH MY GOD"

With all of those things who cares about money?

[Paul Savage]

lesnar left wwe because he was getting beaten down by it, mentally an physically, he wasn't enjoying it - most people have no idea what its actually like to be a pro wrestler, theres a reason why many of the big names have broken there necks

[Daniel Atchison]

It was a cowardly idea, for a talented athlete, to stay in the WWE, just for money. I should have avoided the "your" a coward. But if you would do that, infer the result of my statement.

[Josh Kamins]

Is it "Cowardly" for Couture to do movies instead of MMA?

[Ian Duggan]

Cowardly?

Would you say that to his face?

:D

[Jared Enderton]

Chris.. I'm pretty sure that is pretty close to what he weighed anyway.

[Daniel Atchison]

Is it "Cowardly" for Couture to do movies instead of MMA?


The notion that Couture has gone to movies from MMA at the age of 44 is far from cowardly. In fact i have the greatest respect for Couture, leaving the MMA after a long successful career. Look at who went the opposite route: Kurt Angle, in a interview, he openly rejected the choice he had made, wishing that he went to MMA. Couture is a warrior, no doubt about it, and to say he is a coward to leave the MMA is idiotic. He left because he had no-one else left to fight, the one person he wanted to fight, went k-1; because he dislikes the UFC's politics and glamor.

[Josh Kamins]

The notion that Couture has gone to movies from MMA at the age of 44 is far from cowardly. In fact i have the greatest respect for Couture, leaving the MMA after a long successful career. Look at who went the opposite route: Kurt Angle, in a interview, he openly rejected the choice he had made, wishing that he went to MMA. Couture is a warrior, no doubt about it, and to say he is a coward to leave the MMA is idiotic. He left because he had no-one else left to fight, the one person he wanted to fight, went k-1; because he dislikes the UFC's politics and glamor.

I agree its not cowardly, but saying Lesnar was a coward for doing WWE back in the day when MMA wasn't big is just ridiculous. Was Mark Henry a coward for doing wrestling instead of strength sports so he could make money?

And about Couture, he had plenty of people he could fight to prove his legacy, Nogueira especially. He really hasn't actually fought many of the top heavyweights out there....And Fedor didn't go to K1 by the way.

[Daniel Atchison]

I agree its not cowardly, but saying Lesnar was a coward for doing WWE back in the day when MMA wasn't big is just ridiculous. Was Mark Henry a coward for doing wrestling instead of strength sports so he could make money?

And about Couture, he had plenty of people he could fight to prove his legacy, Nogueira especially. He really hasn't actually fought many of the top heavyweights out there....And Fedor didn't go to K1 by the way.

Im saying for him to continue given the opportunity given would be. I would also imagine that Brock is going to be making some money in the UFC, possible comparative to WWE. Fedor went to M-1, my bad. Mark Henry was right in his decision, he came, saw conquered. Did what he had to do. He competed in the big show, Arnold, and won. Brock is now competing in the big show, UFC.

[Tony Moses]

I've heard Lesnar say he's made millions in the WWF and he is a pretty simple guy, no lavish lifestyle, not greedy or anything.....basically a good old South Dakota farm boy. He was willing to take the league minimum if the Vikings didn't cut him. My feeling is that he is financially stable, and with wise investments and not blowing money like a douche rocket, he wants to do what he wants to do now because money won't ever be a concern for him. And as a born competitor, MMA is probably more appealing to him than pro wrestling anyway.

I believe Lesnar weighed about 295-300lbs in his WWE days. I don't know what he weighed wrestling in college, the limit for NCAA HWTS is 285lbs, so he wasn't more than that, and actually looking at pics or vids of him wrestling for Minnesota, he looks closer to 260-ish, so he is probably at his ''fighting weight'' now.

I think he'll do well in MMA. Lots of guys who were a fraction of the athlete and not as accomplished as a wrestler as he is have had fine careers in MMA.

[Mac Smith]

Calling someone a coward implies that the individual was afraid to participate in a chosen endeavor and took the 'easy' way out. I doubt Brock was afraid to go into MMA at that time. So that notion is absurd.

Weigh the two and what decision would any normal individual take... millions of dollars for theatrics or thousands of dollars to prove to people he's a tough guy. There is no comparison in my opinion. Some of you need to get rid of the this tough guy mentality and thinking that someone is a coward or less worthy because they haven't lived up to your percieved idea of manliness. Brock took the road that would better take care of himself and his family and to me that is truly the mark of a man. Until one has competed at that level... in anything, one shouldn't criticize unless you have been at that crossroad yourself.

[Mike Martello]

Wait - so Brock didn't sign?
I don't have an opinion on this untill he gets into the cage and fights. Win or lose, not what I'm waiting for. I want to first see him actually fighting; not just signing papers before i care he did anything.
Calling someone a coward implies that the individual was afraid to participate in a chosen endeavor and took the 'easy' way out. I doubt Brock was afraid to go into MMA at that time. So that notion is absurd.

Weigh the two and what decision would any normal individual take... millions of dollars for theatrics or thousands of dollars to prove to people he's a tough guy. There is no comparison in my opinion. Some of you need to get rid of the this tough guy mentality and thinking that someone is a coward or less worthy because they haven't lived up to your percieved idea of manliness. Brock took the road that would better take care of himself and his family and to me that is truly the mark of a man. Until one has competed at that level... in anything, one shouldn't criticize unless you have been at that crossroad yourself.

[Daniel Atchison]

Calling someone a coward implies that the individual was afraid to participate in a chosen endeavor and took the 'easy' way out. I doubt Brock was afraid to go into MMA at that time. So that notion is absurd.

Weigh the two and what decision would any normal individual take... millions of dollars for theatrics or thousands of dollars to prove to people he's a tough guy. There is no comparison in my opinion. Some of you need to get rid of the this tough guy mentality and thinking that someone is a coward or less worthy because they haven't lived up to your percieved idea of manliness. Brock took the road that would better take care of himself and his family and to me that is truly the mark of a man. Until one has competed at that level... in anything, one shouldn't criticize unless you have been at that crossroad yourself.

I should specify what I intended coward to mean. I use coward in the connotation of undesirable, or to criticize or ridicule. Plus if you would have read the previous posts, I do not think he is a "coward". He's a highly decorated wrestler, something i greatly respect. To continue along the path of the WWE would be undesirable, he is a skilled athlete, and he is competitive, so if he didnt go to MMA, I would have criticized him.