It appears Brock Lesnar is the latest to jump aboard Cain Velasquez’ overflowing bandwagon. The UFC heavyweight champion recently gave the up-and-comer props for his 1stRound knockout win over Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira at UFC 110 and said the American Kickboxing Academy-trained fighter has earned a shot at his title.
“Cain has proven himself, he’s beaten some guys with credibility and I wouldn’t have a problem stepping in the Octagon with him,” Lesnar told KFAN Sports Radio AM 1130. “He’s a former wrestler from ASU, former Division 1 All-American with some good hands.
“He’s definitely a force to be reckoned with.”
Prior to Lesnar’s emergence onto the UFC scene, the heavyweight division was clearly the organization’s biggest sore spot. The lack of depth, personality and excitement had fans praying they would never again be forced to watch Tim Sylvia fight Andrei Arlovski for the umpteenth time.
Lesnar finally made his debut at UFC 81 in February 2008 and the division hasn’t looked back. Although he dominantly dawns gold around his waist, the former WWE star isn’t trying to take credit for the barrage of 265-pound talent that suddenly emerged after his arrival.
“I think it’s great,” Lesnar said of the revamped roster. “Finally there’s a heavyweight division that people are talking about. It’s not just talk about Brock Lesnar or the Randy Couture’s. It’s always good to have a melting pot of heavyweights that are capable of challenging the champions. I think it’s good.”
Frank Mir and Shane Carwin will battle for the interim title at UFC 111 on March 27th in New Jersey. The UFC’s ideal scenario would have a healthy Carwin/Mir winner unify the belt against Lesnar later this summer. However, if the victor gets too banged up, Velasquez would step-in and get the next crack.
brock better hope he never has to step into the octagon with cain ‘the terminator’ velasquez.
chicken lover commented on March 2, 2010 @ 5:53 pm
chicken lover … u are stupid — watch more MMA before blurring the Shit out
BruceLi commented on March 2, 2010 @ 10:01 pm
Lesnar C()Ck rider
lesnar is overrated he has done nothin impresive
Brian commented on March 2, 2010 @ 10:21 pm
Broke is simply too big, fast and skilled as a wrestler for Cain.
People shouldn’t over-estimate his win vs Big Nog.
SL4T commented on March 2, 2010 @ 10:36 pm
I would LOVE for Cain to destroy that half-brained giant… not only to shut him up, but all of his followers as well!
kaleb commented on March 2, 2010 @ 11:09 pm
firstly brock is being a gracious sportsman giving cain due respect for what hes done in the octagon, so i dont no where kaleb is getting his info from about brock having a big mouth. cain vs brock would be a great bout to watch, i couldnt predict the outcome of that bout, but my money would be on brock. i think cain would beat mir and carwin so i think he should jump straight into a title match with brock, fuck seeing another lesnar/mir bout again.
jParx commented on March 3, 2010 @ 2:45 am
lesnar is big , fast , powerfull and very confident , he trains like a maniac , and he follows his coach’s game plan .. In a good day he can beat cain , it will not be an easy fight but he can get the job done
moodman commented on March 3, 2010 @ 6:00 am
Brock is big and strong, but one solid shot from Cain and it may be lights out for Lesnar.
Love to see them fight.
Rick commented on March 3, 2010 @ 8:37 am
Phenom .VS. Phenom
BrockFisher commented on March 3, 2010 @ 2:44 pm
brock lesnar won’t even be champion long enough to fight cain so he dosen’t have to worry about fighting him.
chicken lover commented on March 3, 2010 @ 4:42 pm
no no jparx, to shut him up in general.
kaleb commented on March 3, 2010 @ 7:05 pm
Brock will destroy whoever they put him against in August. You might recall that he was sick for his last 2 fights, and didn’t know what was wrong with him yet destroyed his opponents. Now that he’s hopefully getting back to full health, I highly doubt any these guys will be able to compete. I hope he fights Carwin or Cain though, as at least that would be interesting and possibly competitive. Mir has no chance, and it would be completely one sided like it was last time, and remember how jacked Mir’s lopsided head was then? Imagine what Brock would do to his head this time after Mir has talked crap about him to get him riled up again?
forget about it…
chicken lover is a D bag commented on March 4, 2010 @ 1:33 pm
cain velasquez and lyoto machida are the best fighters alive.
chicken lover commented on March 4, 2010 @ 3:25 pm
brock lesnar is all steroid, but no action
chicken lover commented on March 4, 2010 @ 3:30 pm
lyoto machida would run circles around brock lesnar
chicken lover commented on March 4, 2010 @ 3:32 pm
bruceli stop having gay sex with brock lesnar
chicken lover commented on March 4, 2010 @ 3:35 pm
chicken lover you are a fool!! rua beat machida, any person with eyes could see that.
jParx commented on March 7, 2010 @ 5:15 am
Brock Lesnar is showing the down-sides to steroids. It’s not all pumping iron and incredible athletic ability; there’s also the destruction of intestines and organs. That’s why his intestine ruptured and his shit leaked inside of him creating bacteria and infections.
theKING commented on March 16, 2010 @ 2:38 pm