Difference between revisions of "Brock Lesnar"
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| − | '''Brock Lesnar''' is a [[mixed-martial arts|mixed-martial artist]] fighting in the [[Ultimate Fighting Championship]]'s heavyweight division. Formerly [[WWE]]'s youngest ever champion at 25, he switched to MMA in 2008. His current record is 5 - 2 - 0 (Win - Loss - Draw)<ref>''Sherdog Fightfinder'' statistics for Brock Lesnar[http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Brock-Lesnar-17522]</ref>, with a big win against [[Heath Herring]]. However, his finest hour in MMA came at UFC 91, when he knocked out MMA legend and UFC Hall of Famer [[Randy Couture]] to gain the interim Heavyweight title. After the Couture fight, he fought [[Frank Mir]] at UFC 100 to both avenge a loss at UFC 81 and gain the undisputed UFC Heavyweight Title. Lesnar proceeded to destroy Mir for six minutes and forty-eight seconds to gain the title by TKO. | + | '''Brock Lesnar''' is a [[mixed-martial arts|mixed-martial artist]] fighting in the [[Ultimate Fighting Championship]]'s heavyweight division. Formerly [[WWE]]'s youngest ever champion at 25, he switched to MMA in 2008. His current record is 5 - 2 - 0 (Win - Loss - Draw)<ref>''Sherdog Fightfinder'' statistics for Brock Lesnar[http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Brock-Lesnar-17522]</ref>, with a big win against [[Heath Herring]]. However, his finest hour in MMA came at UFC 91, when he knocked out MMA legend and UFC Hall of Famer [[Randy Couture]] to gain the interim Heavyweight title. After the Couture fight, he fought [[Frank Mir]] at UFC 100 to both avenge a loss at UFC 81 and gain the undisputed UFC Heavyweight Title. Lesnar proceeded to destroy Mir for six minutes and forty-eight seconds to gain the title by TKO. He latter faced [[Shane Carwin]] at UFC 116 and, after resistindo a vicious ground-and-pound during the first round, managed to dominate the fight on the ground and submit Carwin via an arm triangle choke. |
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| + | He lost the title on UFC 121 to a round TKO by Cain Velasquez. Lesnar scored a takedown, but couldn't mantain the fight on the ground and was completely dominated on the standing fight. After a knockdown and a brutal flurry of punches, referee [[Herb Dean]] declared a TKO at 4:12 of the first round. | ||
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Revision as of 00:45, May 21, 2011
Brock Lesnar is a mixed-martial artist fighting in the Ultimate Fighting Championship's heavyweight division. Formerly WWE's youngest ever champion at 25, he switched to MMA in 2008. His current record is 5 - 2 - 0 (Win - Loss - Draw)[1], with a big win against Heath Herring. However, his finest hour in MMA came at UFC 91, when he knocked out MMA legend and UFC Hall of Famer Randy Couture to gain the interim Heavyweight title. After the Couture fight, he fought Frank Mir at UFC 100 to both avenge a loss at UFC 81 and gain the undisputed UFC Heavyweight Title. Lesnar proceeded to destroy Mir for six minutes and forty-eight seconds to gain the title by TKO. He latter faced Shane Carwin at UFC 116 and, after resistindo a vicious ground-and-pound during the first round, managed to dominate the fight on the ground and submit Carwin via an arm triangle choke.
He lost the title on UFC 121 to a round TKO by Cain Velasquez. Lesnar scored a takedown, but couldn't mantain the fight on the ground and was completely dominated on the standing fight. After a knockdown and a brutal flurry of punches, referee Herb Dean declared a TKO at 4:12 of the first round.